Москвабад

Russian

Etymology

Москва + -абад (likely from Persian آباد), an ending commonly found in Central Asian place names, for example Ашхабад (Ashgabat), Исламабад (Islamabad), etc.

Proper noun

Москваба́д • (Moskvabád) m inan (genitive Москваба́да)

  1. (informal, derogatory) Moscow, seen as a city with a high migrant population (mainly referring to migrants from either Central Asian countries or the Caucasus).

Declension

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