Kitezh

English

Etymology

From Russian Ки́теж (Kítež).

Proper noun

Kitezh

1. (Slavic mythology, folklore) A city in Russian folklore that was believed to have disappeared under a lake, to avoid being conquered by the Mongols.

Coordinate terms

• Buyan
• Lukomorye

Translations

a sunken city in the Russian folklore

• Catalan: Kítej
• Czech: Kitěž
• Esperanto: Kiteĵ
• French: Kitej (fr), Kitège (fr)
• Japanese: キーテジ (Kīteji)
• Russian: Ки́теж (ru) m (Kítež)