Kyiv

[kee-eev, keev, kyi-yif]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Kyiv¹

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

Last Sunday, a massive 12-hour strike involving hundreds of drones and nearly 50 missiles left four people dead in Kyiv and at least 70 injured.

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Now they are FA Cup winners and on the longest stretch of games without defeat in their 120-year history, after claiming a memorable first away victory in Europe against Dynamo Kyiv in the Conference League.

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But they have not looked back since then, with perhaps a measure of how far they have come highlighted on Thursday, when Dynamo Kyiv - a club steeped in European history - deployed a system and tactics specifically geared to try to nullify Palace's threat.

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Social media has been awash with Eagles fans posting excitedly about their first European campaign - as their league phase adventure in the Conference League starts with Thursday's match against Dynamo Kyiv in Poland.

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Kyiv has also attacked some of Russia's most lucrative facilities.

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