Grand Duchy of Muscovy
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Grand Duchy of Muscovy — Muscovy (def. 1). Also, Grand Duchy of Moscow … Useful english dictionary
Grand Duchy of Muscovy — Grand′ Duch′y of Mus′covy n. Muscovy 1) Also called Grand′ Duch′y of Mos′cow … From formal English to slang
Grand Duchy of Moscow — Muscovy redirects here. For other uses, see Muscovy (disambiguation). Grand Duchy of Moscow Великое Княжество Московское Velikoye Knyazhestvo Moskovskoye Tributary of the Golden Horde until 1480 … Wikipedia
Grand duchy — A grand duchy is a territory whose head of state is a Grand Duke or Grand Duchess.The only grand duchy in existence today is Luxembourg. It has been a grand duchy since 1815 when the Netherlands became an independent kingdom and Luxembourg was… … Wikipedia
Lithuania, grand duchy of — ▪ historical state, Europe state, incorporating Lithuania proper, Belorussia, and the western Ukraine, which became one of the most influential powers in eastern Europe (14th–16th century). Pressed by the crusading Teutonic and Livonian… … Universalium
Muscovy — /mus keuh vee/, n. 1. Also called Grand Duchy of Muscovy. a principality founded c1271 and centered on the ancient city of Moscow. Its rulers gradually gained control over the neighboring Great Russian principalities and established the Russian… … Universalium
Muscovy — Mus•co•vy [[t]ˈmʌs kə vi[/t]] n. 1) geg Also called Grand Duchy of Muscovy a principality founded c1271 and centered on Moscow: gained control over the neighboring Great Russian principalities and established the Russian Empire under the czars.… … From formal English to slang
Muscovy (disambiguation) — Muscovy (also Moscovia, Moscovie, Moskovia; in Russian: Московия) is a historical European term for the Principality of Moscow and the Grand Duchy of Moscow. It may also refer to one of the following: An inaccurate name for the Grand Duchy of… … Wikipedia
grand duke — grand ducal, adj. 1. the sovereign of a territory called a grand duchy, ranking next below a king. 2. a son of a czar or of a czar s son. [1685 95] * * * ▪ European peerage feminine grand duchess, also called (in Russia) grand prince and… … Universalium
Muscovy — [mus′kə vē] 1. former grand duchy, surrounding and including Moscow, that expanded into the Russian Empire under Ivan IV (16th cent.) 2. former name for RUSSIA … English World dictionary
