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Kievan Russia

Kievan Russia is the dated 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 Kievan Russia

What is Kievan Russia the dated form of?
Kievan Russia is the dated form of Kievan Rus.

Words near Kievan Russia in the dictionary

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

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