Kiev

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

From Russian Ки́ев (Kíjev), from the name of a legendary founder, Кий (Kij), from a Slavic word for “bat”, though some dismiss this as folk etymology and instead trace it to a local word. Compare Ukrainian Ки́їв (Kýjiv), from Кий (Kyj).

• Rhymes: -ɛv

Kiev

1. The capital of Ukraine
2. The medieval principality centred on Kiev; the Kievan state or Kievan Rus
3. Kiev province (oblast) of Ukraine

• For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Kiev.

• (province): Kiev Oblast, Kyiv Oblast

• The Ukrainian government's official English name for the city is Kyiv, because Kiev is from Russian, rather than Ukrainian. However, Kiev is much more widely used in the English-speaking world.

• Kievan
• chicken Kiev

• kive, vike

Kiev

1. Kiev

• IPA^(key): /ˈkijɛf/

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Kiev n

1. Kiev

• IPA^(key): /kjɛv/

Kiev m

1. Kiev

• Kieve (uncommon), Quieve (uncommon), Kyiv (rare), Quiev (rare, obsolete)

Borrowed from Russian Ки́ев (Kíjev, “Kiev”).

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ki.ˈɛv/, /ki.ˈɛ.vi/

Kiev f

1. Kiev (the capital city of Ukraine)

• kievano
• kieviano

Kiev m

1. Kiev

• Kijef
• Kijeff
• Kijev
• Kyiv

Kiev

1. Kiev, the capital of Ukraine