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Kiev

//ˈkiːɛv// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Kyiv:; The capital city of Ukraine and the administrative centre of Kyiv Oblast.
  2. 2
    Alternative form of Kyiv:; An oblast of Ukraine. Seat: Kyiv.
  3. 3
    Alternative form of Kyiv:; The government of Ukraine. metonymically
  4. 4
    Synonym of Kievan Rus: a former principality in Europe centered on Kyiv. historical
Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of kiev (“chicken Kiev or similar dish”). alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "For quotations using this term, see Citations:chicken Kiev."

  2. 2
    A dish like chicken Kiev, with substitutes for the chicken, sauces or other components, to fit dietary restrictions such as vegetarianism. countable, uncountable
  3. 3
    Alternative letter-case form of Kiev (“chicken Kiev”). alt-of, countable, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Russian Ки́ев (Kíjev), from Old East Slavic Кꙑевъ (Kyjevŭ), which folk-etymology derives from the name of city's legendary founder Kyi. Other proposals derive it from Proto-Slavic *kyjь (“stick, club, hammer”) (compare to Russian кий (kij)). See also at the article about Old East Slavic Кꙑевъ (Kyjevŭ).

Etymology 2

From Russian Ки́ев (Kíjev), from Old East Slavic Кꙑевъ (Kyjevŭ), which folk-etymology derives from the name of city's legendary founder Kyi. Other proposals derive it from Proto-Slavic *kyjь (“stick, club, hammer”) (compare to Russian кий (kij)). See also at the article about Old East Slavic Кꙑевъ (Kyjevŭ).

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