Kremlin (fortification)

This article is about the type of fortification. For other uses, see Kremlin (disambiguation).

A kremlin (/ˈkrɛmlɪn/ KREM-lin ⓘ; Russian: кремль, romanized: kremlj, IPA: [ˈkrʲemlʲ] ⓘ) is a major fortified central complex found in historic Russian cities.[1][2] The word is often used to refer to the Moscow Kremlin[3] and metonymically to the government based there.[4] Other such fortresses are called detinets, such as the Novgorod Detinets.

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