Muscovite

/ˈmʌs.kəˌvaɪt/

MɅS · kəvaɪt (2 syllables)

English Noun

Definition

An inhabitant or native of Muscovy or Moscow.

Etymology

1535. From Latin Moscovita (“resident of Moscow or Muscovy, Russian”), also Muscovita, Moschovita, from Moscovia or Muscovia (“Muscovy”) + -ita.