Definitions
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- noun Plural form of
Muscovite .
Etymologies
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Examples
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This worthy man had been at Venice fifty years before, when the Russians were still called Muscovites, and the founder of St. Petersburg was still alive.
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As a general rule the Muscovites are the most superstitious
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As a general rule the Muscovites are the most superstitious Christians in the world.
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As a general rule the Muscovites are the most superstitious Christians in the world.
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Our Arab neighbors jokingly called it "Yahur et Yahur" - meaning, the Jewish stable - and couldn't wait for the day that they could tear down the hostel that the hated "Muscovites" had built.
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The small gathering of 75 people Saturday seems a world away from the events of 20 years ago, when as many as half a million Muscovites turned out to block the coup.
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Natalia Bubnova, the center's deputy director, said that one day the nation will appreciate the heroism of the thousands of Muscovites who left their apartments to face the guns and tanks - unarmed.
Russia Reflects on 20th Anniversary of Collapse of Communism
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Muscovites gathered Saturday night to recognize three virtually unknown men whose deaths 20 years ago changed the direction of world history.
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Natalia Bubnova, the center's deputy director, said that one day the nation will appreciate the heroism of the thousands of Muscovites who left their apartments to face the guns and tanks - unarmed.
Russia Reflects on 20th Anniversary of Collapse of Communism
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Cautiously at first, then by the thousands, Muscovites poured out of their apartments to stop the tanks.
Russia Reflects on 20th Anniversary of Collapse of Communism
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