Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Kremlin

Kremlin , noun

[Russ. kremle.]

1.
The citadel of a town or city; especially, the citadel of Moscow, a large inclosure which contains imperial palaces, cathedrals, churches, an arsenal, etc. [Russia]
2.
The government of Russia (or, 1920-1992, of the Soviet Union). [metonymical]