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Kyyivan Rus

Kyyivan 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 Kyyivan Rus

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

Words near Kyyivan Rus in the dictionary

  1. Kyushu
  2. Kyustendil
  3. Kyvalley
  4. Kyyiv
  5. Kyyiv Rus
  6. Kyyivan Rus
  7. Kyzar
  8. Kyzars
  9. Kyzer
  10. Kyzers
  11. Kyzyl

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Kyyivan 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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