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Kievan
[
kee
-ef-
uh
n, -ev-
uh
n ]
SHOW IPA
/ ˈki ɛf ən, -ɛv ən /
PHONETIC RESPELLING
adjective
of or relating to
Kiev
.
of or relating to the period in Russian history (11th and 12th centuries) when
Kiev
was the political center of a loose federation of states:
Kievan Russia.
noun
a native or inhabitant of
Kiev
.
Origin of Kievan
First recorded in 1925–30;
Kiev
+
-an