Meanings
- A large historical square in central Moscow.
The White House posted a cartoon to X on Wednesday of two Greenlandic mush teams with three huskies each, pointing towards the choice of the white pillars and the South Lawn or a tempestuous scene by the Great Wall of China and Red Square in Russia.
2026 January 14, Ben Makuch, “White House post nods to racist, far-right subculture, extremism expert says”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 15 Jan 2026
Origin
- RussianКра́сная пло́щадь
- EnglishRed Square
Calque of Russian Кра́сная пло́щадь (Krásnaja plóščadʹ), originally literally "beautiful square".
More words from Russian
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Afrikaans Rooiplein
- RooipleinMoscow square
Arabic الْمَيْدَان الْأَحْمَر
- الْمَيْدَان الْأَحْمَر (al-maydān al-ʔaḥmar)Moscow square
Basque Plaza Gorria
- Plaza GorriaMoscow square
Bengali রেড স্কয়ার
- রেড স্কয়ার (reḍ skoẏar)Moscow square
Bulgarian Че́рвен Пло́щад
- Че́рвен Пло́щад (Čérven Plóštad)Moscow square
Catalan Plaça Roja
- Plaça RojaMoscow square
Chinese Mandarin 紅場 /红场
- 紅場 /红场 (Hóngchǎng, Hóngcháng)Moscow square
Czech Rudé náměstí
- Rudé náměstíMoscow square
Danish Den Røde Plads
- Den Røde PladsMoscow square
Dutch Rode Plein
- Rode PleinMoscow square
Esperanto Ruĝa Placo
- Ruĝa PlacoMoscow square
Estonian Punane väljak
- Punane väljakMoscow square
Finnish Punainen tori
- Punainen toriMoscow square
French Place Rouge
- Place RougeMoscow square
German Roter Platz, der Rote Platz
- Roter PlatzMoscow square
- der Rote PlatzMoscow square
Greek Κόκκινη Πλατεία
- Κόκκινη Πλατεία (Kókkini Plateía)Moscow square
Hebrew הַכִּכָּר הָאֲדֻמָּה \ הכיכר האדומה
- הַכִּכָּר הָאֲדֻמָּה \ הכיכר האדומה (ha-kikár ha-adumá)Moscow square
Hindi रेड स्क्वायर
- रेड स्क्वायर (reḍ skvāyar)Moscow square
Hungarian Vörös tér
- Vörös térMoscow square
Icelandic Rauða torgið
- Rauða torgiðMoscow square
Indonesian Lapangan Merah
- Lapangan MerahMoscow square
Irish An Chearnóg Dearg
- An Chearnóg DeargMoscow square
Italian Piazza Rossa
- Piazza RossaMoscow square
Japanese 赤の広場
- 赤の広場Moscow square
Korean 붉은 광장
- 붉은 광장 (Bulgeun gwangjang)Moscow square
Latin Area Rubra
- Area RubraMoscow square
Latvian Sarkanais laukums
- Sarkanais laukumsMoscow square
Lithuanian Raudonoji aikštė
- Raudonoji aikštėMoscow square
Malay Dataran Merah
- Dataran MerahMoscow square
Norwegian Bokmål Den røde plass
- Den røde plassMoscow square
Polish Plac Czerwony
- Plac CzerwonyMoscow square
Portuguese Praça Vermelha
- Praça VermelhaMoscow square
Punjabi ਲਾਲ ਚੌਕ
- ਲਾਲ ਚੌਕ (lāl cauk)Moscow square
Romanian Piața Roșie
- Piața RoșieMoscow square
Russian Кра́сная пло́щадь
- Кра́сная пло́щадь (Krásnaja plóščadʹ)Moscow square
Slovak Červené námestie
- Červené námestieMoscow square
Spanish Plaza Roja
- Plaza RojaMoscow square
Swedish Röda torget
- Röda torgetMoscow square
Tamil செஞ்சதுக்கம்
- செஞ்சதுக்கம் (ceñcatukkam)Moscow square
Thai จัตุรัสแดง
- จัตุรัสแดง (jàt-dtù-ràt-dɛɛng)Moscow square
Turkish Kızıl Meydan
- Kızıl MeydanMoscow square
Ukrainian Кра́сна пло́ща
- Кра́сна пло́ща (Krásna plóšča)Moscow square
Urdu سُرْخ چَوک
- سُرْخ چَوک (surx cauk)Moscow square
Vietnamese Quảng trường Đỏ, Hồng Trường
- Quảng trường ĐỏMoscow square
- Hồng TrườngMoscow square
Welsh Sgwâr Coch
- Sgwâr CochMoscow square
Yiddish דער רויטע פּלאַץ
- דער רויטע פּלאַץ (der royte plats)Moscow square
Cite this entry
Red Square. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Red%20Square
“Red Square.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Red%20Square. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Red Square,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Red%20Square.
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