Etymology

Kitezh

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Today it means: A city in Russian folklore that was believed to have disappeared under a lake, to avoid being conquered by the Mongols. Full definition →

Russian Ки́теж
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  1. Russian · borrowed fromКи́теж
  2. English todayKitezh

From Russian Ки́теж (Kítež).

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