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Kitezh

Kitezh proper noun: a city in Russian folklore that was believed to have disappeared under a lake, to avoid being conquered by the Mongols.

Proper noun

Kitezh

  1. (Slavic mythology) A city in Russian folklore that was believed to have disappeared under a lake, to avoid being conquered by the Mongols.

Origin of Kitezh

From Russian Ки́теж (Kítež).

Questions about Kitezh

What does Kitezh mean?
Kitezh means a city in Russian folklore that was believed to have disappeared under a lake, to avoid being conquered by the Mongols.
What part of speech is Kitezh?
Kitezh is a proper noun.

Words near Kitezh in the dictionary

  1. kitesurfed
  2. kitesurfer
  3. kitesurfers
  4. kitesurfing
  5. kitesurfs
  6. Kitezh
  7. kitfo
  8. kitfox
  9. kitfoxes
  10. kitful
  11. kitfuls

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