adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈkiːɛfən/
/ˈkiːɛvən/
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CMU ARPABET:K IY1 V AH0 N
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Alternative form of Kyivan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable
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adj
Meaning 2
Alternative form of Kyivan.
Of or associated with the city of Kyiv (the capital city of Ukraine).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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adj
Meaning 3
Of or associated with the city of Kiev, especially when referring to the medieval period (c. 880–c. 1150) when the city dominated the East Slavic lands which today are in Belarus, Ukraine, and minor parts of Moldova, Poland, and Russia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, not-comparable
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noun
Meaning 4
Alternative form of Kyivan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative, demonym
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