# Muscovy

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmʌskəvi/ · frequency rank #70,940

## Definitions
1. The Russian territory around and ruled from Moscow by grand princes until it became the nucleus of a united Russia, which its dynasty ruled first as czars (kings) from Moscow, later as emperors from Saint Petersburg.
2. Russia.

## Etymology
A learned borrowing from Latin Moscovia, derived from Russian Москва́ (Moskvá).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/muscovy