# Third Rome

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A political concept of Moscow as the successor of the Byzantine Empire and the Roman Empire, later extended to Russia in nationalist discourse.

## Etymology
Calque of Russian Тре́тий Рим (Trétij Rim).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/third-rome