Ultimately from Old East SlavicМосков-(Moskov-), originally referring to the Moskva River. Further etymology is unknown and disputed (see the Russian Wikipedia article for more information). The American placenames derive from the Russian city or from other sources; see the definitions below.
Pronunciation
Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "RP" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.enPR: mŏsʹkōIPA(key): /ˈmɒskəʊ/
Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.enPR: mäsʹkou, mäsʹkō, IPA(key): /ˈmɑskaʊ/, /ˈmɑskoʊ/
Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "NZ" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.enPR: mŏsʹkōIPA(key): /ˈmɔskɐʉ/
Yet, a few US newscasters will go on the air at 6 pm or later and say, "Moscow said tonight.["] ... A careful writer would make his script read, "Moscow said today. ..."
2009, Svante E. Cornell, S. Frederick Star, The Guns of August 2008: Russia's War in Georgia[3], →ISBN, page 184:
In addition, Moscow argued that Georgia had violated international law by introducing its forces into South Ossetia, a move Moscow said Tbilisi had committed itself not to do under the earlier CIS-sponsored peacekeeping arrangements.
A city in Idaho; the county seat of Latah County; probably named after the Russian city.
Kurdish: Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "ku" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "ku" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
Eastern Mari: Lua error in Module:parameters at line 360: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "chm" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
