Meanings
alternative Kiev Rus · alternative Kyiv Rus · alternative Kyïv Rus · alternative Kyyiv Rus · alternative Kievan Rus' · alternative Kyivan Rus · alternative Kyivan Rus' · alternative Kyïvan Rus · alternative Kyjivan Rus · alternative Kyyivan Rus
- historicalA 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.
Synonyms: Kievan Russia, Kiev, Kyiv, Ruthenia, Kievan state, Kyivan state
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA 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.
Translations
Arabic خَقَانَات الرُّوس, رُوس الْكِيِيفِيَّة
- خَقَانَات الرُّوس (ḵaqānāt ar-rūs)medieval principality
- رُوس الْكِيِيفِيَّة (rūs al-kiyīfiyya)medieval principality
Bulgarian Ки́евска Рус
- Ки́евска Рус (Kíevska Rus)medieval principality
Chinese Mandarin 基輔羅斯 /基辅罗斯
- 基輔羅斯 /基辅罗斯 (Jīfǔ Luósī)medieval principality
Czech Kyjevská Rus
- Kyjevská Rusmedieval principality
Danish Kievrus, Kievriget
- Kievrusmedieval principality
- Kievrigetmedieval principality
- Kievruslandmedieval principality
- Gardarigemedieval principality
Dutch Kievse Roes
- Kievse Roesmedieval principality
Esperanto Kieva Rusjo, Kijiva Rusjo
- Kieva Rusjomedieval principality
- Kijiva Rusjomedieval principality
Estonian Kiievi-Vene
- Kiievi-Venemedieval principality
Finnish Kiovan Venäjä
- Kiovan Venäjämedieval principality
French Rus' de Kiev, Rus de Kiev
- Rus' de Kievmedieval principality
- Rus de Kievmedieval principality
German Kiewer Rus, Kiewer Russland
- Kiewer Rusmedieval principality
- Kiewer Russlandmedieval principality
Greek Ρως του Κιέβου
- Ρως του Κιέβου (Ros tou Kiévou)medieval principality
Hebrew רוס של קייב
- רוס של קייב (rus shel kíyev)medieval principality
Hindi कीवयाई रूस
- कीवयाई रूस (kīvyāī rūs)medieval principality
Hungarian Kijevi Rusz
- Kijevi Ruszmedieval principality
Icelandic Garðaríki
- Garðaríkimedieval principality
Indonesian Rus Kiev
- Rus Kievmedieval principality
Italian Rus' di Kyiv, Rus' di Kiev
- Rus' di Kyivmedieval principality
- Rus' di Kievmedieval principality
Japanese キエフ大公国, キエフ・ルーシ
- キエフ大公国 (Kiefu taikōkoku)medieval principality
- キエフ・ルーシ (Kiefu Rūshi)medieval principality
Korean 키예프 공국, 키예프 루시
- 키예프 공국 (Kiyepeu gongguk)medieval principality
- 키예프 루시 (Kiyepeu Rusi)medieval principality
Latin Russia Kioviensis
- Russia Kioviensismedieval principality
Latvian Kijevas Krievzeme
- Kijevas Krievzememedieval principality
Lithuanian Kijevo Rusia
- Kijevo Rusiamedieval principality
Malay Rus' Kiev, Rus Kiev
- Rus' Kievmedieval principality
- Rus Kievmedieval principality
Norwegian Bokmål Kiev-Rus
- Kiev-Rusmedieval principality
Polish Ruś Kijowska
- Ruś Kijowskamedieval principality
Portuguese Rus' de Kiev, Rus de Kiev
- Rus' de Kievmedieval principality
- Rus de Kievmedieval principality
Romanian Rusia Kieveană
- Rusia Kieveanămedieval principality
Russian Ки́евская Русь
- Ки́евская Русь (Kíjevskaja Rusʹ)medieval principality
Slovak Kyjevská Rus
- Kyjevská Rusmedieval principality
Spanish Rus de Kiev
- Rus de Kievmedieval principality
Swedish Kievrus, Kievriket
- Kievrusmedieval principality
- Kievriketmedieval principality
Tagalog Rus ng Kyiv
- Rus ng Kyivmedieval principality
Turkish Kiev Rus
- Kiev Rusmedieval principality
Ukrainian Ки́ївська Русь
- Ки́ївська Русь (Kýjivsʹka Rusʹ)medieval principality
Urdu کِیوْیائی رُوس
- کِیوْیائی رُوس (kīvyāī rūs)medieval principality
Vietnamese Rus Kiev, Kiev Rus'
- Rus Kievmedieval principality
- Kiev Rus'medieval principality
Cite this entry
Kievan Rus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kievan%20Rus
“Kievan Rus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kievan%20Rus. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kievan Rus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kievan%20Rus.
Source: Kievan Rus on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.