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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Alternative form of Kyivan. alt-of, alternative, demonym

Adjective

1. 1
   Alternative form of Kyivan. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
2. 2
   Alternative form of Kyivan.; Of or associated with the city of Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine). not-comparable
3. 3
   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 Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine. historical, not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms

kievitekyivankyivite

Example

More examples

"There was no Kievan Rus', but there was a Kievan Ukraine."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

Kievan RusKievan state

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