Kyiv

American  

[kee-eev, keev, kyi-yif] / ˈki iv, kiv, ˈkyɪ yɪf /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Ukraine, on the Dnieper River.

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Etymology

Origin of Kyiv

First recorded in 1805–10 with spelling Kiev; the spelling Kyiv was first recorded in 1950–55; Kiev from Russian Kíev, Kyiv from Ukrainian Kýiv, both from Old East Slavic Kyevŭ; of uncertain origin. Traditional (folk) etymology derives the name from Kyi, one of the legendary founders of the city; another etymology suggests that the name of the city was Sarmatian (Iranian) Kiovi Kii “heights, mountains,” and that its inhabitants, a Sarmatian tribe, were called Kivi “mountaineers”

Example Sentences

Under the omnipresent threat of missiles, Oliynykova had no electricity or water in her Kyiv apartment as she trained for the season-opening major.

From BBC

As the three-way talks in Abu Dhabi enter a second day, Kyiv's mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram that three of the four people who had been injured had been hospitalised.

From BBC

While diplomacy to end Europe's worst conflict since World War II has gained pace, Moscow and Kyiv appear deadlocked over the issue of territory.

From Barron's

So can Kyiv trust him to come to the rescue in the next crisis?

From BBC

Today, the mayor of Kyiv again called on city residents to leave if they have somewhere to go.

From BBC