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Kyiv

A settlement in Ukraine; local name Київ.

name-en

Kyiv — Official Ukrainian romanization under the 2010 national standard, now widely adopted in English; this is a spelling change in English, not a recent renaming of the city. The same system was adopted by BGN/PCGN in 2019.

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name-fr

Kyiv — Romanisation officielle ukrainienne retenue par choix éditorial ; elle est employée en français, où Kiev reste également très courant.

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about

Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine, spread along the Dnipro River. Saint Sophia Cathedral and the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra reflect its long role as a religious and cultural centre.

Kyiv est la capitale de l’Ukraine, établie sur les rives du Dniepr. La cathédrale Sainte-Sophie et la laure des Grottes témoignent de son rôle ancien de centre religieux et culturel.

notes

French usage is divided between Kyiv and Kiev. Do not date UN adoption to 2019: the UN romanization recommendation dates to 2012. See summary sources. Some alternatives are explicitly standard-derived retrieval forms, not individually attested press spellings; this contributes to medium certainty.

Identifiers: Wikidata Q1899 · JSON

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