Kievan

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/ˈkiːɛfən//ˈkiːɛvən/

adjective

Of or associated with the city of Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine).

OriginRussian Ки́ев →
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Meanings

adjectiveKievan (not comparable)
  1. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of Kyivan.
    1. not comparableOf or associated with the city of Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine).
  2. historicalnot comparableOf or associated with the city of Kiev, especially when referring to the medieval period (c. 880–c. 1150) when the city dominated the East Slavic lands which today are in Belarus, Ukraine, and minor parts of Moldova, Poland, and Russia.
nounKievan (plural Kievans)

plural Kievans

  1. alternativedemonymAlternative form of Kyivan.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
kyivite

Origin

  1. RussianКи́ев
  2. EnglishKievan

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

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APA

Kievan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kievan

MLA

“Kievan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kievan. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kievan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kievan.

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