Astrakhan

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian А́страхань (Ástraxanʹ).

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

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Astrakhan

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

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Noun

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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

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Proper noun

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Astrakhan f

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