Moscow

/ˈmɒskəʊ/name
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1

A federal city, the capital and largest city of Russia.

2

An oblast of Russia surrounding the city, which itself is not part of the oblast; in full, Moscow Oblast.

3

The government of Russia or the Soviet Union.

4

A city, the county seat of Latah County, Idaho; probably named after the Russian city.

5

A borough of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania.

6

A small town in Iowa County, Wisconsin; named after the Mascouten tribe.

7

A small city in Fayette County, Tennessee; named after Mosgo, a Cherokee chief.

8

A small town in Somerset County, Maine.

9

A tiny city in Stevens County, Kansas; said to be named after Luis de Moscoso Alvarado, a Spanish explorer.

10

A village in Clermont County, Ohio; said to be named by French veterans of Napoleon's siege of Moscow.

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