Kievan

[kee-ef-uh n, -ev-uh n]

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