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From London + Russian град (grad, “town”), after placenames such as Leningrad and Kaliningrad.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: London, seen as a haven for Eastern European (especially Russian) exiles. Full definition →
From London + Russian град (grad, “town”), after placenames such as Leningrad and Kaliningrad.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.