Kievan

English

Alternative forms

Kievian
Kyivan

Etymology

From Kiev +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkiːɛfən/, /ˈkiːɛvən/

Adjective

Kievan (not comparable)

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.

Translations

of or associated with the city of Kiev

Armenian: կիեւյան (kiewyan)
Belarusian: кіеўскі (kíjeŭski)
Czech: kyjevský (cs)
Hungarian: kijevi (hu)

Polish: kijowski (pl)
Russian: ки́евский (ru) (kíjevskij)
Ukrainian: київський (uk) m (kýjivsʹkyj)

Synonyms

Kievite

Noun

Kievan (plural Kievans)

A resident of Kiev.

Translations

resident of Kiev

Hungarian: kijevi (hu)
Russian: киевля́нин (ru) m (kijevljánin), киевля́нка (ru) f (kijevljánka)

Ukrainian: київлянин m (kyjivljanýn), київлянинка f (kyjivljanýnka)

Synonyms

Kievite
Kyivan
Kyivite

Derived terms

Kievan Rus

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Kiev.

References

The Oxford English Dictionary

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