Kievan

English

Etymology

From Kiev +‎ -an, from Russian Ки́ев (Kíjev).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiːɛfən/, /ˈkiːɛvən/

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Adjective

Kievan (not comparable)

1. Alternative form of Kyivan
   1. Of or associated with the city of Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine).
2. (historical) Of or associated with the city of Kiev, especially when referring to the medieval period (c. 880–c. 1150) when the city dominated the East Slavic lands which today are Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine.

Derived terms

• Kievan state
• Kievan Rus

Noun

Kievan (plural Kievans)

1. Alternative form of Kyivan

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:Kyiv.

References

• The Oxford English Dictionary