Standard Lemma guide

Kyivan

adj · noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /kiːˈɪvən/
  • /ˈkiːɪvən/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Kyivite, Kievite

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A resident of Kyiv.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: demonym

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Kyivite, Kievite

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Kijifs — of or associated with the city of Kyiv
  • Afrikaans: Kiëfs — of or associated with the city of Kyiv
  • Armenian: կիեւյան (kiewyan) — of or associated with the city of Kyiv
  • Belarusian: кі́еўскі (kíjewski) — of or associated with the city of Kyiv
  • Bulgarian: киевски (kievski) — of or associated with the city of Kyiv
  • Catalan: kiïvià — of or associated with the city of Kyiv
  • Catalan: kievià — of or associated with the city of Kyiv
  • Czech: kyjevský — of or associated with the city of Kyiv
  • Finnish: kiovalainen — of or associated with the city of Kyiv
  • French: kiévien — of or associated with the city of Kyiv
  • French: kiévain — of or associated with the city of Kyiv
  • Hungarian: kijevi — of or associated with the city of Kyiv
  • Italian: di Kiev — of or associated with the city of Kyiv
  • Italian: kieviano — of or associated with the city of Kyiv
  • Macedonian: киевски (kievski) — of or associated with the city of Kyiv
  • Old Ruthenian: ки́евскїй (kíevskij) — of or associated with the city of Kyiv
  • Polish: kijowski — of or associated with the city of Kyiv
  • Russian: ки́евский (kíjevskij) — of or associated with the city of Kyiv
  • Slovak: kyjevský — of or associated with the city of Kyiv
  • Slovene: kijevski — of or associated with the city of Kyiv
  • Ukrainian: ки́ївський (kýjivsʹkyj) — of or associated with the city of Kyiv
  • Belarusian: кіяўля́нін (kijawljánin) — resident of Kyiv
  • Belarusian: кіяўля́нка (kijawljánka) — resident of Kyiv
  • Catalan: kiïvià — resident of Kyiv
  • Catalan: kiïviàna — resident of Kyiv
  • Catalan: kievià — resident of Kyiv
  • Catalan: kieviana — resident of Kyiv
  • Czech: Kyjevan — resident of Kyiv
  • Czech: Kyjevanka — resident of Kyiv
  • Finnish: kiovalainen — resident of Kyiv
  • French: Kiévien — resident of Kyiv
  • French: Kiévienne — resident of Kyiv
  • French: Kiévain — resident of Kyiv
  • French: Kiévaine — resident of Kyiv
  • German: Kiewer — resident of Kyiv
  • German: Kiewerin — resident of Kyiv
  • Hungarian: kijevi — resident of Kyiv
  • Macedonian: кие́вјанец (kiévjanec) — resident of Kyiv
  • Macedonian: кие́вјанка (kiévjanka) — resident of Kyiv
  • Marathi: क्यीवकर (kyīvkar) — resident of Kyiv
  • Old East Slavic: кꙑꙗне — resident of Kyiv
  • Old Ruthenian: кия́нинъ (kijánin) — resident of Kyiv
  • Pannonian Rusyn: Києвян (Kijevjan) — resident of Kyiv
  • Pannonian Rusyn: Києвянка (Kijevjanka) — resident of Kyiv
  • Polish: kijowianin — resident of Kyiv
  • Polish: kijowianka — resident of Kyiv
  • Russian: киевля́нин (kijevljánin) — resident of Kyiv
  • Russian: киевля́нка (kijevljánka) — resident of Kyiv
  • Russian: кия́нин (kijánin) — resident of Kyiv
  • Russian: кия́нка (kijánka) — resident of Kyiv
  • Turkish: Kiyevli — resident of Kyiv
  • Turkish: Kıyivli — resident of Kyiv
  • Ukrainian: кия́нин (kyjányn) — resident of Kyiv
  • Ukrainian: кия́нка (kyjánka) — resident of Kyiv
  • Ukrainian: кия́ни (kyjány) — resident of Kyiv