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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kyivan

/kiːˈɪvən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
kyi-van
IPA
/kiːˈɪvən/
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or associated with the city of Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine).

noun

A resident of Kyiv.

Etymology

From Kyiv + -an, from Ukrainian Ки́їв (Kýjiv).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Kyïvan (alternative) Kyjivan (alternative) Kyyivan (alternative) Kievan (alternative) Kievian (alternative) Kyivans (plural)

Phrases

Kyivan state Kyivan Rus

Synonyms

Kyivite Kievite

Questions

How do you pronounce kyivan?
The recorded pronunciation is /kiːˈɪvən/.
What does kyivan mean?
Of or associated with the city of Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine).
Where does kyivan come from?
From Kyiv + -an, from Ukrainian Ки́їв (Kýjiv).

How to pronounce kyivan

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