Kyivan

//kiːˈɪvən// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A resident of Kyiv. demonym
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or associated with the city of Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine). not-comparable

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Example

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"Ukraine was the center of the first eastern Slavic state, Kyivan Rus, which during the 10th and 11th centuries was the largest and most powerful state in Europe."

Etymology

From Kyiv + -an, from Ukrainian Ки́їв (Kýjiv).

Related phrases

Kyivan RusKyivan state

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