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kyiv

/ˈkiːɪv/

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What does kyiv mean?

noun

  1. Alternative form of Kiev (“chicken Kiev”).

proper noun

  1. The capital city of Ukraine and regional administrative centre of Kyiv Oblast.
  2. An oblast of Ukraine. Seat: Kyiv.
More meanings (6)

proper noun

  1. The Ukrainian government.
  2. Ellipsis of the Kyiv District, synonym of the Kyivskyi District: an urban raion of Donetsk, Donetsk Raion, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine; under Russian occupation.
  3. Ellipsis of Kyiv Peninsula: a peninsula in Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica.
  4. (historical) A former voivodeship of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, established in 1471, disestablished in 1793.
  5. (historical) A former governorate of Tsardom of Russia, the Russian Empire, the Ukrainian People's Republic, Ukrainian State and the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic, established in December 18, 1708, disestablished in November 7, 1764, re-established in 1802, disestablished again in 1925.
  6. (historical) A former uyezd in Kiev Governorate, Russian Empire.
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IPA pronunciation

/ˈkiːɪv/

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Other dictionary pronunciations

/kiːˈɪv//ˈkiːv//ˈkjɪv/

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