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Kyïv Rus

Kyïv Rus is the alternative 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 Kyïv Rus

What is Kyïv Rus the alternative form of?
Kyïv Rus is the alternative form of Kievan Rus.

Words near Kyïv Rus in the dictionary

  1. Kyzylbash
  2. Kyzylbashes
  3. kyzylkumite
  4. Kyzylorda
  5. Kyïv
  6. Kyïv Rus
  7. Kyïvan Rus
  8. Kyôto
  9. kyōgen
  10. kyōgens
  11. Kyōto

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Kyïv Rus (page history and authors); Kievan Rus (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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