Kyiv

Etymology
, from, which derives from the name of city's legendary founder, Kyi, means Kyi's city. Other proposals derive it from (compare to 🇨🇬). See also at the article about 🇨🇬.

Proper noun

 * 1)  The Ukrainian government.
 * 1)  The Ukrainian government.
 * 1)  The Ukrainian government.

Usage notes

 * In the 20th century, the city was almost universally known as . Style guides updated since 2005 recommend using the spelling Kyiv, which is the Ukrainian government's official Roman-alphabet name for the city according to the national standard for romanization of Ukrainian . The spelling Kyiv has been adopted by geographic naming databases, international organizations, major newspapers, dictionaries, and many other reference sources. See the Wikipedia article.
 * Due to the former imposition of Russian language on Ukraine before its independence in 1991, the choice of spelling may be interpreted as having political overtones. The Ukrainian-derived spelling Kyiv is the overall most neutral English spelling; however, it may be viewed as supportive or sympathetic towards Ukraine's self-determination. The Russian-derived spelling may be viewed as supportive or sympathetic towards Russia's imperial views of Ukraine. These issues have come to the fore during the  which began in 2014.

Translations

 * Abkhaz: Киев
 * Adyghe: Киев
 * Afrikaans: Kijif, Kiëf
 * Albanian: Kievi, Kiev
 * Amharic: ኪየቭ
 * Arabic: ,
 * Hijazi: كِييف
 * Aragonese: Kiev
 * Armenian:
 * Assamese: কিয়েভ, কীভ
 * Asturian: Kíiv, Kiev
 * Avar: Киев
 * Azerbaijani:, Kiyif
 * South Azerbaijani:
 * Bashkir: Киев
 * Bavarian: Kiew
 * Belarusian: Кі́еў
 * Roman: Kijeŭ
 * Bengali: কিয়েভ
 * Breton: Kyiv, Kyiv
 * Bulgarian: Ки́ев
 * Burmese: ကီးယက်မြို့
 * Carpathian Rusyn: Ки́їв, Кыёв
 * Catalan:, Kiev
 * Chechen: Киев
 * Chinese:
 * Cantonese: 基輔
 * Mandarin:
 * Chuvash: Кейӳ, Киев
 * Crimean Tatar: Kıyiv, Kiyev, Qıyab
 * Czech:
 * Danish: Kiev
 * Dutch: ,
 * Erzya: Кеёв
 * Esperanto: Kievo
 * Estonian:
 * Farefare: Kiyiu, Kiyu
 * Faroese: Kyiv
 * Finnish:
 * Franco-Provençal: Kiev
 * French:, ,
 * Galician: Kíiv
 * Georgian:
 * German: ,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient Greek: Κιωουία
 * Gujarati: કિવ
 * Haitian Creole: Kyèv
 * Hawaiian: Kiewa
 * Hebrew: קייב
 * Hindi: कीव
 * Hungarian:, Kijiv
 * Icelandic:, Kíev
 * Indonesian: Kiev
 * Ingush: Киев
 * Interlingua: Kiev
 * Irish: Cív
 * Italian: Kijev
 * Jamaican Creole: Kiev, Kyiv
 * Japanese: ,
 * Kalmyk: Киев
 * Kannada: ಕೀವ್
 * Karakalpak: Kyiv
 * Kashubian: Czijew
 * Kazakh: Киев
 * Khmer:
 * Komi-Permyak: Киев
 * Komi-Zyrian: Киев
 * Korean:,  ,
 * Kurdish:
 * Northern Kurdish:, Kiyêv
 * Kyrgyz: Киев, Кейип
 * Ladino: Kyiv
 * Lao: ຄີຢິບ
 * Latin: Kiovia, Chiovia
 * Latvian: Kijeva
 * Lezgi: Киев
 * Lithuanian:, Kyjivas
 * Low German:
 * German Low German: Kiew
 * Macedonian: Ки́ев
 * Malay: Kiev, Kyiv
 * Malayalam: കീവ്
 * Maltese: Kiev, Kjev
 * Manchu: ᡤᡳᡳ᠋ᠣ
 * Marathi: क्यीव
 * Mari:
 * Western Mari: Киев
 * Moksha: Кыив
 * Mongolian:
 * Cyrillic: Киев
 * Mongolian: ᠻᠢᠶᠧᠸ
 * Nahuatl: Kiev
 * Navajo: Kííyeb, Tsinaaʼeełíkʼeh
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål:
 * Nynorsk: Kiev
 * Old Church Slavonic:
 * Cyrillic: Кꙑѥвъ
 * Old East Slavic: Кꙑевъ, Киевъ
 * Old Norse: Kœnugarðr
 * Ossetian: Киев
 * Ottoman Turkish: كيف
 * Papiamentu: Kiev
 * Pashto: کييف
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Pontic Greek: Κίεβο
 * Portuguese:, , Kyiv
 * Quechua: Kiyiw
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:
 * Sami:
 * Inari Sami: Kiova
 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: Ки̏јев
 * Roman:
 * Silesian: Kijůw
 * Sinhalese: කීව්
 * Slovak:
 * Slovene: Kijev
 * Sorbian:
 * Lower Sorbian: Kijew
 * Upper Sorbian: Kijew
 * Spanish:
 * Sranan Tongo: Kyiv
 * Swedish:
 * Tagalog: Kiev
 * Tajik:
 * Tamil: கீவ்
 * Tatar: Киев
 * Telugu: క్యివ్
 * Thai:
 * Tibetan: ཀིབ
 * Turkish:, Kıyiv
 * Turkmen: Kyýiw, Kiýew
 * Udmurt: Киев
 * Ukrainian:
 * Urdu: کِیف
 * Uyghur: كىيېۋ
 * Uzbek: Kiyev
 * Venetian: Kyiv
 * Vietnamese: Ki-ép
 * Volapük: Küyiv
 * Welsh:
 * Yakut: Киев
 * Yiddish: קיִעוו
 * Zazaki: Kyiv, Kiev


 * Afrikaans: Kijif, Kiëf
 * Asturian: Óblast de Kíiv, Óblast de Kiev, Provincia de Kíiv, Provincia de Kiev
 * Basque: Kieveko oblasta, Kyiveko oblasta
 * Belarusian: Кі́еўская во́бласць
 * Catalan: Óblast de Kíiv, Óblast de Kíev, Província de Kíiv, Província de Kíev
 * Galician: Óblast de Kíiv, Óblast de Kiev
 * Macedonian: Ки́евска о́бласт
 * Marathi: क्यीव
 * Russian: ,
 * Swedish: Kiev oblast
 * Ukrainian:, Ки́ївщина

Etymology
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