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Muscovite

mus·co·vite

UK/ˈmʌs.kəˌvaɪt/ US/ˈmʌskʌˌvaɪt/ uncommon archaic
adjective (1) noun (2)

adjective

1.

of or relating to the residents of Moscow

  • “Muscovite street dealers”

noun

1.
2.

Origin

1535. From Latin Moscovita (“resident of Moscow or Muscovy, Russian”), also Muscovita, Moschovita, from Moscovia or Muscovia (“Muscovy”) + -ita.

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