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Kiev Rus

Kiev Rus is the alternative form of Kievan Rus.

Meaning of Kievan Rus

Proper noun

Kievan Rus

  1. (historical) A medieval principality in Eastern Europe centred around Kyiv; at its maximum extent covering much of modern Ukraine, Belarus and western Russia and considered an early predecessor of each country.

Questions about Kiev Rus

What is Kiev Rus the alternative form of?
Kiev Rus is the alternative form of Kievan Rus.

Words near Kiev Rus in the dictionary

  1. Kieu
  2. Kieus
  3. kiev
  4. Kiev cake
  5. Kiev cakes
  6. Kiev Rus
  7. Kiev-style chicken
  8. Kiev-style chicken cutlet
  9. Kiev-style cutlet
  10. Kievan
  11. Kievan Rus

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Kiev Rus (page history and authors); Kievan Rus (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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