Kiev

Meaning

Proper Noun

• capital city Ukraine (country).
• oblast Ukraine (country).
• The medieval principality centered on Kiev; the Kievan state or Kievan Rus.

Related

Similar words

• Kiev Oblast, Kyiv Oblast

Origin

• From Russian Ки́ев, from the name of a legendary founder, Кий, from Proto-Slavic *kyjь "stick, club", though some dismiss this as folk etymology and instead trace it to a local word. Compare Ukrainian Ки́їв, from Кий.