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.

Origin of Kievan

1
First recorded in 1925–30; Kyiv + -an

Words Nearby Kievan

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