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Moskauer

Moskauer is the German demonym for a resident of Moscow, the capital of Russia. In German, the masculine singular form is der Moskauer, the feminine singular die Moskauerin; the plural refers to people from Moscow and can be expressed as die Moskauer (mixed or unspecified gender) or, when referring to all-female groups, die Moskauerinnen. The term also functions as an adjective to denote something from or related to Moscow, as in Moskauer Theater or Moskauer Kultur.

The word is formed from the city name Moskau (the German name for Moscow) with the standard

In English, the corresponding demonym is Moscovite (also Muscovite); note that muscovite, with lowercase, is the

Overall, Moskauer is a neutral geographic demonym in German, employed to reference residents of Moscow or things

demonym
suffix
-er.
It
is
used
in
German-language
journalism,
literature,
travel
writing,
and
cultural
discussions
to
identify
people,
institutions,
or
artifacts
connected
with
Moscow.
name
of
a
mineral.
In
German
texts
Moskauer
is
unambiguous
and
not
confused
with
the
mineral
sense.
associated
with
the
city
in
a
concise,
descriptive
way.