Astrakhan

See also: astrakhan

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian А́страхань (Ástraxanʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æstɹəˈkæn/, /ˈæstɹəkɑːn/

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Proper noun

Astrakhan

1. An oblast of Russia. Seat: Astrakhan.

   Alternative form: Astrakhan Oblast

2. A city, the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River

   Alternative form: Astrakhan Okrug

3. A steppe in Russia, part of the Eurasian Steppes

   Alternative form: Astrakhan Steppe

Derived terms

• Astrakhan fever
• Astrakhan Oblast
• Astrakhan Okrug
• Astrakhan Steppe

Translations

city and region in Russia

• Arabic: أَسْتْرَاخَان m (ʔastraḵān)
• Armenian: Աստրախան (hy) (Astraxan), Աժդարխան (Aždarxan), Հաջի Թարխան (Haǰi Tʻarxan) (obsolete)
• Avar: Астрахан (Astraxan), Аштархан (Aštarxan)
• Azerbaijani: Həştərxan
• Bashkir: Әстерхан (Əsterxan), Хажитархан (Xajitarxan), Әждаркан (Əjdarkan), Әштерхан (Əşterxan)
• Belarusian: А́страхань f (Ástraxanʹ)
• Bulgarian: А́страхан m (Ástrahan)
• Chagatai: حاجى طرخان m (Xajitarxan)
• Chechen: Аштаркхне (Aštarqne)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 阿斯特拉罕 (zh) (Āsītèlāhǎn)

• Chuvash: Аҫтӑрхан (Aśtărh̬an)
• Circassian:

  East Circassian: Ащтэрхъан (Aśtɛrꭓan)

• Crimean Tatar: Astrahan, Hacı Tarhan
• Cuman: حاجى طرخان m (Xajitarxan)
• Czech: Astrachaň m
• Danish: Astrakan (da), Astrakhan
• Finnish: Astrahan
• French: Astrakhan (fr) m
• Georgian: ასტრახანი (asṭraxani)
• German: Astrachan (de) n
• Greek: Άστραχαν n (Ástrachan), Αστραχάν (el) n (Astrachán)
• Hindi: अस्त्राख़ान (astrāxān), अस्त्राखान (astrākhān)
• Hungarian: Asztrahán (hu)
• Ingush: А́штарха (Áštarxa), А́старха (Ástarxa)
• Japanese: アストラハン (Asutorahan)
• Kalmyk: Әәдрхн (Äädrxn)
• Kazakh: Астрахан (Astraxan), Қажытархан (Qajytarxan)
• Khakas: Эстірхан (Estìrxan)
• Korean: 아스트라한 (ko) (Aseuteurahan)
• Kumyk: Аштархан (Aştarxan), Гьажи-Тархан (Haji-Tarxan)
• Lak: Ашттархан (Ašt:arxan)
• Latin: Agitarcan
• Macedonian: Астрахан m (Astrahan)
• Marathi: आस्त्रखन (āstrakhan)
• Nogai: Аштархан (Aştarxan), Аьжитархан (Äjitarxan)
• Old East Slavic: Асторохань (Astoroxanĭ)
• Ossetian: Астрахан (Astraxan), Астрӕхӕнь (Astræxænʹ), Астархан (Astarxan)
• Persian: آستراخان (âstrâxân), هشترخان (haštarxân) (archaic)
• Polish: Astrachań (pl) m
• Portuguese: Astracã f, Astrakhan f
• Romanian: Astrahan f

  Cyrillic: Астрахан f (Astrahan)

• Russian: А́страхань (ru) f (Ástraxanʹ)
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: Астрахан m

  Latin: Astrahan m

• Spanish: Astracán (es) m
• Swedish: Astrachan
• Talysh: Həštərxan
• Tatar: حاجى طرخان m (Xacitarxan) (Astrakhan)
• Tatar: Әстерхан (Ästerxan), Хаҗитархан (Xacitarxan), Әчтерхан (Äçterxan), Аштархан (Aştarxan), Әҗдаркан (Äcdarqan), حاجی‌ ترخان (xaci trxan)
• Turkish: Astrahan, Hacıtarkan, Haşterhan

  Ottoman Turkish: آستراخان (Astrahan), آژدرهان (Ajderhan), حاجى طرخان (Hacıtarhan), Աստրախան (Astrahan)

• Tuvan: Аштаркхан (Aştarkxan)
• Ukrainian: А́страхань f (Ástraxanʹ)

Noun

Astrakhan (countable and uncountable, plural Astrakhans)

1. (archaic) Alternative letter-case form of astrakhan.
   • 1890 February, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “The Story of the Bald-headed Man”, in The Sign of Four (Standard Library), London: Spencer Blackett […], →OCLC, pages 66–67:

     Our new acquaintance very deliberately coiled up the tube of his hookah, and produced from behind a curtain a very long befrogged topcoat with Astrakhan collar and cuffs.

   • 1891, Arthur Conan Doyle, A Scandal In Bohemia, Norton, published 2005, page 14:

     Heavy bands of Astrakhan were slashed across the sleeves and fronts of his double-breasted coat

Anagrams

• nakshatra

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Astracã

Proper noun

Astrakhan f

1. Astrakhan (an oblast of Russia)
2. Astrakhan (a city, the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast, Russia)