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Kievan

[ kee-ef-uhn, -ev-uhn ]

adjective

  1. of or relating to Kyiv.
  2. of or relating to the period in Russian history (11th and 12th centuries) when Kyiv was the political center of a loose federation of states:

    Kievan Russia.



noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Kyiv.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of Kievan1

First recorded in 1925–30; Kyiv + -an

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