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muscovy

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for muscovy.

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Apparently Muscovy ducks are a notable exception, they'll roost in coops, on roofs, and in trees like chickens do.

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Muscovy duck

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noun

Muscovy duck

noun

(by extension, sometimes derogatory) Russia.

noun

The Russian territory around and ruled from Moscow by grand princes until it became the nucleus of a united Russia, which its dynasty ruled first as czars (kings) from Moscow, later as emperors from Saint Petersburg.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for muscovy.

noun

Muscovy duck

noun

(by extension, sometimes derogatory) Russia.

noun

The Russian territory around and ruled from Moscow by grand princes until it became the nucleus of a united Russia, which its dynasty ruled first as czars (kings) from Moscow, later as emperors from Saint Petersburg.

Example sentences

1

Apparently Muscovy ducks are a notable exception, they'll roost in coops, on roofs, and in trees like chickens do.

2

I mean if your argument is that a mallard (test) and a muscovy (docs) are both types of ducks but a mallard is not a muscovy and a muscovy is not a mallard, then I fail to see how we aren't on the same page.

3

Living in a country that is at war with Duchy of Muscovy (AKA Russia) for the last 500 years...

4

After a century of shifting alliances, Muscovy became dominant and took over both Novgorod and Tver.

5

As Russia in a nutshell, is just a Muscovy that occupied other sovereign states.

6

A bit over 840 years before the first Muscovy Tsar of Russia.

7

And, with all respect to the 'muscovy company', that really begins with the English 'east India company', which would be considered today state capitalism.

8

Didn't the Duchy of Muscovy stop being relevant like 500 years ago?

9

But modern Muscovy / Russia is not the same as Ruthenians.

10

Even the Muscovy Company pre-dates it in England [2].

11

And Muscovy wasn't the only land opressed by Mongols.

12

>The Muscovy Company was the first major chartered joint stock English trading company.

Quote examples

1

) Considering how many other nations were subsumed by Muscovy, your assertion of "noble white people" is inflammatory and irrelevant.

2

The real lasting solution is for Russia to implode, and for its own population to dismember the empire into its constituent republics, and for "Russia" to be slashed back to its native province of Muscovy.

Proper noun examples

1

Perhaps you are confusing Nizhny Novgorod (on the Volga, east of Muscovy) and Veliky Novgorod (with the historic Republic, south of Saint Petersburg, west of Muscovy).

2

Muscovy was still paying tribute to the Golden Horde and recognizing their supreme authority under Ivan III.

3

Muscovy, the bunch out of Moscow, were a warlike lot and stole the Rus bit of the name and much of the land.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use muscovy in a sentence?

Apparently Muscovy ducks are a notable exception, they'll roost in coops, on roofs, and in trees like chickens do.

What does muscovy mean?

Muscovy duck

What part of speech is muscovy?

muscovy is commonly used as noun.