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Kiou

Kiou proper noun: kyiv.

Proper noun

Kiou

  1. (obsolete) Kyiv
    • Thence they paſſed into Ruſſia, and made foule hauocke there, deſtroying Kiou, the chiefe Citie.1613, Samuel Purchas, “[Asia.] Of the Tartarians, and of diuers Nations which they subdued; with their Pristine Rites.”, in Purchas His Pilgrimage. Or Relations of the World and the Religions...

Origin of Kiou

Borrowed from Middle Polish Kijów. Doublet of Kyiv and Kiev.

Questions about Kiou

What does Kiou mean?
Kiou means kyiv.
What part of speech is Kiou?
Kiou is a proper noun.

Words near Kiou in the dictionary

  1. kiosque
  2. kiosques
  3. Kioto
  4. kiotome
  5. kiotomes
  6. Kiou
  7. kioum
  8. kioums
  9. Kiov
  10. Kiovia
  11. Kiow

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