Kyiv

[ kee-eev, keev, Ukrainian, 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

"It’s no surprise that Kyiv has lobbied for its use inside Russia, particularly to target airfields being used to mount the glide bomb attacks that have recently hindered Ukrainian front-line efforts," he says.

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Kyiv argued that in order to push back the Russian air strikes, it needed longer-range missiles, including Storm Shadow.

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Kyiv has been asking to use long-range Western missiles inside Russia for so long that Moscow has already taken precautions.

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The UK had supplied Storm Shadow missiles to Ukraine for months but, like the US, had not allowed Kyiv to use them to strike inside Russia.

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Kyiv has said that not being allowed to hit the bases these attacks were launched from was akin to making it fight this war with one arm tied behind its back.

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