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What is the difference between kievan and kiev?

kievan | kiev |

Kievan is a derived term of kiev.

kievan

English

Alternative forms

* Kievian * Kyivan

Adjective

(-)
  • 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.

    • Synonyms

    * Kievite

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A resident of Kiev.

    • Synonyms

    * Kievite

    Derived terms

    * Kievan Rus

    Quotations

    * (Kiev)

    References

    * The Oxford English Dictionary

    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