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Kievan

/ˈkiːɛfən/

Kievan adjective: of or associated with the city of Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine). Also the alternative form of Kyivan.

Adjective

Kievan (not comparable)

  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 in Belarus, Ukraine, and minor parts of Moldova, Poland, and Russia.

Also used as

Kievan is also the alternative form of Kyivan.

Forms of Kievan

pluralKievans

Origin of Kievan

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

Words formed from Kievan

Phrases with Kievan

Questions about Kievan

What does Kievan mean?
Kievan means of or associated with the city of Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine).
What part of speech is Kievan?
Kievan is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Kievan?
Kievan is pronounced /ˈkiːɛfən/.

Words near Kievan in the dictionary

  1. Kiev cakes
  2. Kiev Rus
  3. Kiev-style chicken
  4. Kiev-style chicken cutlet
  5. Kiev-style cutlet
  6. Kievan
  7. Kievan Rus
  8. Kievan Rus'
  9. Kievan Russia
  10. Kievan state
  11. Kievans

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