English Explanatory Dictionary

Kievan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Alternative form of Kyivan.
  2. Of or associated with the city of Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine).
  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 in Belarus, Ukraine, and minor parts of Moldova, Poland, and Russia.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Kyivan.

Pronunciation

/ˈkiːɛfən/ /ˈkiːɛvən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kievan.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kievan2.wav

Word forms

Kievan Kievans

Etymology

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

Derived words

Kievan state Kievan Rus
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