Kievan

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Kievan

/ˈkiːɛfən/
/ˈkiːɛvən/

Where it comes from

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

adjective

alternative, not comparable Alternative form of Kyivan
not comparable Of or associated with the city of Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine).
historical, not comparable Of 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.

noun Kievans

alternative, demonym Alternative form of Kyivan

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@misc{kievan_2026,
  title = {Kievan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kievan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}