Kievan

American  

[kee-ef-uhn, -ev-uhn] / ˈki ɛf ən, -ɛv ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Kyiv.

2. of or relating to the period in Russian history (11th and 12th centuries) when Kyiv was the political center of a loose federation of states.

   Kievan Russia.

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noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Kyiv.

Etymology

Origin of Kievan

First recorded in 1925–30; Kyiv + -an

Example Sentences

The unspoken rule of magic in Zmeyreka—and maybe all of Kievan Rus’—was that if you were going to use it, make sure no one saw you.

From Literature

“Yes. Extinct in Kievan Rus’, in the Northlands, in Ingria and the land of the Karelians, even all the way to the islands of Alba.”

From Literature

It wasn’t as nice as the original cover had been, Babulya said, but the original cover had been singed before she pulled it from the burning synagogue, and stained as she escaped Sarkel and fled across Kievan Rus’, and she couldn’t leave the Torah in a dirty cover.

From Literature

Something else she knew for certain: The tsar had done something to the rest of the dragons in Kievan Rus’.

From Literature

Once he had finished exhaling, he sucked in a short breath and whispered, “My parents taught us that a fool’s true duty isn’t to the tsar. It’s to the people of Kievan Rus’.

From Literature