Kyïv

English

Proper noun

Kyïv

  1. Alternative spelling of Kyiv:
    1. The capital city of Ukraine and regional administrative centre of Kyiv Oblast.
    2. An oblast of Ukraine.

Usage notes

Commonly used as a direct translation of the place name in bibliographic cataloguing and publishing, as this is the romanization of Київ (Kyjiv) according to the standard of ALA-LC romanization for Ukrainian.

Quotations

  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Kyiv.

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