Kyiv

[ kee-eev, keev, Ukrainian, kyi-yif ]

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noun

a city in and the capital of Ukraine, on the Dnieper River.

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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 ��í��, Kyiv from Ukrainian ��ý��, both from Old East Slavic ��ŭ; 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 “m�ǳܲԳٲ��Ա��”

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The Kremlin accused Kyiv of assassinating him.

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It blames Kyiv and the "collective West" for the fighting.

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And there will be concern in Kyiv and in Europe that they were not at the table.

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On Friday, Zelensky cast doubt on whether he would manage to attend after all, following the latest Russian strikes on Kyiv disrupting his travel plans.

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He said Russia was being allowed to import missiles from countries such as North Korea, which he said it then used in a deadly missile strike on Kyiv on Thursday, which killed 12 people.

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