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Kievan Rus'

Kievan Rus' is the alternative spelling 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 Kievan Rus'

What is Kievan Rus' the alternative spelling of?
Kievan Rus' is the alternative spelling of Kievan Rus.

Words near Kievan Rus' in the dictionary

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

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