Москвастан

Russian

Etymology

From Москва́ (Moskvá) +‎ -стан (-stan).

Proper noun

Москваста́н • (Moskvastán) m inan (genitive Москваста́на)

  1. (informal, derogatory, slang, offensive) derogatory name for Moscow: the capital and largest city of Russia, seen as a city with a high migrant population (mainly referring to migrants from either Central Asian countries or the Caucasus)

Usage notes

Some Russians consider this term to be racist due to its mockery towards Central Asians.

Declension

Declension of Москваста́н (inan sg-only masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 
singular
nominative Москваста́н
Moskvastán
genitive Москваста́на
Moskvastána
dative Москваста́ну
Moskvastánu
accusative Москваста́н
Moskvastán
instrumental Москваста́ном
Moskvastánom
prepositional Москваста́не
Moskvastáne

See also

  • Москваба́д (Moskvabád) (similar meaning, depicting Moscow as full of Central Asian migrants)
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