"Kievan" meaning in All languages combined

See Kievan on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈkiːɛfən/, /ˈkiːɛvən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kievan.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kievan2.wav
Etymology: From Kiev + -an, from Russian Ки́ев (Kíjev). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Kiev|an}} Kiev + -an, {{bor|en|ru|Ки́ев}} Russian Ки́ев (Kíjev) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} Kievan (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of Kyivan Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: Kyivan
    Sense id: en-Kievan-en-adj--FB9XLip
  2. Alternative form of Kyivan
    Of or associated with the city of Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine).
    Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Demonyms Categories (place): Cities in Ukraine, Places in Ukraine
    Sense id: en-Kievan-en-adj-sF14sV~5 Disambiguation of Demonyms: 21 44 13 21 Categories (other): Kyiv, National capitals, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Kyiv, Ukraine Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 56 24 10 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 11 62 16 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 62 22 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 71 20 4 Disambiguation of Kyiv: 9 64 18 9 Disambiguation of Ukraine: 0 50 50 0
  3. (historical) 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. Tags: historical, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-Kievan-en-adj-I4NK3CSk Categories (other): Ukraine Disambiguation of Ukraine: 0 50 50 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: Kievan state, Kievan Rus

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkiːɛfən/, /ˈkiːɛvən/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kievan.wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Kievan2.wav Forms: Kievans [plural]
Etymology: From Kiev + -an, from Russian Ки́ев (Kíjev). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Kiev|an}} Kiev + -an, {{bor|en|ru|Ки́ев}} Russian Ки́ев (Kíjev) Head templates: {{en-noun}} Kievan (plural Kievans)
  1. Alternative form of Kyivan Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Kyivan
    Sense id: en-Kievan-en-noun--FB9XLip

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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