Kievan

English

Alternative forms

• Kievian
• Kyivan

Etymology

From Kiev +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiːɛfən/, /ˈkiːɛvən/

Adjective

Kievan (not comparable)

1. 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: кі́еўскі (kíjeŭski)
• Czech: kyjevský (cs)
• French: kiévien (fr), kiévain (fr)
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• Hungarian: kijevi (hu)
• Polish: kijowski (pl)
• Russian: ки́евский (ru) (kíjevskij)
• Ukrainian: ки́ївський (uk) (kýjivsʹkyj)

Synonyms

• Kievite

Noun

Kievan (plural Kievans)

1. A resident of Kiev.

Translations

resident of Kiev

• French: Kiévien (fr) m, Kiévienne f, Kiévain (fr) m, Kiévaine f
• Hungarian: kijevi (hu)
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• Russian: киевля́нин (ru) m (kijevljánin), киевля́нка (ru) f (kijevljánka)
• Ukrainian: київляни́н m (kyjivljanýn), київляни́нка f (kyjivljanýnka)

Synonyms

• Kievite
• Kyivan
• Kyivite

Derived terms

• Kievan Rus

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:Kiev.

References

• The Oxford English Dictionary