English Explanatory Dictionary

Kyiv

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of Ukraine and regional administrative centre of Kyiv Oblast.
  2. An oblast of Ukraine. Seat: Kyiv.
  3. A former voivodeship of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, established in 1471, disestablished in 1793.
  4. A former governorate of Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, the Ukrainian People's Republic, Ukrainian State and the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, established in December 18, 1708, disestablished in November 7, 1764, re-established in 1802, disestablished again in 1925.
  5. A former uyezd in Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire.
  6. The Ukrainian government.
  7. Ellipsis of the Kyiv District, synonym of the Kyivskyi District: an urban raion of Donetsk, Donetsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine; under Russian occupation.
  8. Ellipsis of Kyiv Peninsula: a peninsula in Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
noun
  1. Alternative form of Kiev (“chicken Kiev”).

Pronunciation

/ˈkiːɪv/ /kiːˈɪv/ /ˈkiːv/ /ˈkjɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kyiv.wav

Word forms

Kyiv Kiev Kyïv Kyjiv Kyyiv Kiou Kiov Kiow Kiew Kiof Kioff Kief Kieff Kiovia Kiowia

Etymology

Transliteration of Ukrainian Ки́їв (Kýjiv), from Old East Slavic Кꙑевъ (Kyjevŭ), traditionally said to derive from the name of city's legendary founder, Kyi. Other proposals derive it from Proto-Slavic *kyjь (“stick, club, hammer”) (compare to Ukrainian кий (kyj)). See also at the article about Old East Slavic Кꙑевъ (Kyjevŭ).

Related words

Kyivskyi

Derived words

chicken cutlet Kyiv-style chicken Kyiv chicken Kyiv-style cutlet Kyiv-style Kyivan Kyivan Rus Kyivan Rus' Kyiv District Kyivite Kyiv Oblast Kyiv Peninsula Kyiv-style chicken Kyiv-style chicken cutlet Kyiv-style cutlet Principality of Kyiv supreme de volaille a la Kyiv suprême de volaille à la Kyiv

Translations

Abkhaz: Киев Afrikaans: Kijif Afrikaans: Kiëf Albanian: Kievi Albanian: Kiev Amharic: ኪየቭ Arabic: كِيِيف Arabic: كِييف Aragonese: Kiev Armenian: Կիև Assamese: কিয়েভ Assamese: কীভ Asturian: Kiev Asturian: Óblast de Kíiv Asturian: Óblast de Kiev Asturian: Provincia de Kíiv Asturian: Provincia de Kiev Avar: Киев Azerbaijani: Kiyev Azerbaijani: Kiyif South Azerbaijani: كييف Bashkir: Киев Belarusian: Кі́еў Belarusian: Kijeŭ (łacinka) Belarusian: Кі́еўская во́бласць Belarusian: Кі́еўская во́бласьць Belarusian: Кі́еўшчына Bengali: কিয়েভ Breton: Kyiv Bulgarian: Ки́ев Burmese: ကီးယက်မြို့ Carpathian Rusyn: Ки́їв Carpathian Rusyn: Кыёв Catalan: Kíiv Catalan: Kiev Catalan: Óblast de Kíiv Catalan: Óblast de Kíev Catalan: Província de Kíiv Catalan: Província de Kíev Chechen: Киев Chinese Cantonese: 基輔 /基辅 Chinese Mandarin: 基輔 /基辅 Chuvash: Кейӳ Chuvash: Киев West Circassian: Киев Crimean Tatar: Kıyiv Crimean Tatar: Kiyev Crimean Tatar: Qıyab Czech: Kyjev Danish: Kiev Dutch: Kiëv Dutch: Kiev Erzya: Кеёв Esperanto: Kievo Estonian: Kiiev Farefare: Kiyiu Farefare: Kiyu Faroese: Kyiv Finnish: Kiova Franco-Provençal: Kiev French: Kiev French: Kyiv French: Kyïv North Frisian: Kiew North Frisian: Kyjiw West-Frisian: Kiëv West-Frisian: Kyjiv Galician: Kíiv Galician: Óblast de Kíiv Galician: Óblast de Kiev
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