Kiev

Meaning

Name

1. Alternative form of Kyiv:
2. Alternative form of Kyiv:
3. Alternative form of Kyiv:
4. Synonym of Kievan Rus, a former principality in Europe centered on Kyiv.

Noun

Short for chicken Kiev

Synonyms

Kyyiv

Kyiv

capital of the Ukraine

Kyjiv

of Kiev

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkiːɛv/

Etymology

From Russian Ки́ев (Kíjev), from Old East Slavic Кꙑевъ (Kyjevŭ), which folk-etymology derives from the name of city's legendary founder Kyi. Other proposals derive it from Proto-Slavic *kyjь (“stick, club, hammer”) (compare to Russian кий (kij)). See also at the article about Old East Slavic Кꙑевъ (Kyjevŭ).

Sentences

Kravchuk held a mathematics chair at the Kiev Polytechnic Institute .