Moscow
geographical name
Mos·cow
| \ ˈmä-(ˌ)skō
, -ˌskau̇\
, -ˌskau̇\
variants:
or Russian Moskva \ mäsk-ˈvä
\
\
Definition of Moscow
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 U.S.S.R. and of Soviet Russia on the Moscow River population 11,563,000 — see muscovy — see also muscovite sense 1