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Kief vs Kiev - What's the difference?

kief | kiev |

Kiev is a alternative form of kief.



As nouns the difference between kief and kiev

is that kief is an alternative spelling of lang=en while kiev is alternative form of Kiev|lang=en.

As a proper noun Kiev is

the capital of Ukraine.

kief

English

Noun

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    • Anagrams

    * ----

    kiev

    English

    Alternative forms

    * Kyiv, Kyjiv, Kyyiv, Kief * (obsolete) Kiow, Kiovia, Kiew, Kiou

    Proper noun

    (Kiev) (en proper noun)
  • The capital of Ukraine
  • The medieval principality centred on Kiev; the Kievan state or Kievan Rus
  • Kiev province (oblast ) of Ukraine

    • Quotations

    * (English Citations of "Kiev")

    Synonyms

    * (province) Kiev Oblast, Kyiv Oblast

    Derived terms

    * Kievan * chicken Kiev