Moscow
geographical name
Mos·cow
ˈmä-ˌskau̇ 
-(ˌ)skō
-(ˌ)skō
variants
or Russian Moskva
1
river 315 miles (507 kilometers) long in west central Russia in Europe flowing east into the Oka River
2
city and capital of Russia and formerly of the Soviet Union and of Soviet Russia on the Moscow River population 11,563,000 see muscovy see also muscovite sense 1
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“Moscow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Moscow. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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