Etymology

Kievan

K5I1E1V4A1N1

Today it means: Of or associated with the city of Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine). Full definition →

Russian Ки́ев
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromКи́ев
  2. English todayKievan

From Kiev + -an, from Russian Ки́ев (Kíjev).

Words from the same roots

RussianКи́ев all →

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