Nakhichevan

English

Alternative forms

• Nakhchivan, Naxcivan, Naxçivan (from Azeri)
• Nachidsheuan
• Nakhijevan (from Armenian)
• Nakhchawan (from Old Armenian)
• Nakhitchevan
• Nakhjavan
• Nakhdjevan

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Armenian Նախճաւան (Naxčawan). The spelling Nakhichevan is immediately from Russian Нахичева́нь (Naxičevánʹ).

Proper noun

Nakhichevan

1. historically a region of Greater Armenia, divided between the provinces Vaspurakan and Syunik; currently a landlocked exclave of Azerbaijan, officially Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
2. the capital city of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic

Derived terms

• Nakhichevan-on-Don

Translations

historically an Armenian region, currently a landlocked exclave of Azerbaijan

• Arabic: نَاخِيتْشِيفَان m (naḵitšifān)
• Armenian: Նախիջևան (Naxiǰewan)
• Azerbaijani: Naxçıvan (az)
• Bulgarian: Нахичеван (Nahičevan)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 納希切萬／纳希切万 (Nàxīqièwàn), 纳希切万 (Nàxīqièwàn)

• French: Nakhitchevan (fr) m
• Georgian: ნახიჩევანი (naxičevani), ნახიჭევანი (naxič̣evani), ნახჭევანი (naxč̣evani)
• Greek: Ναχιτσεβάν (Nachitseván)
• Hebrew: נחיצ'יבאן
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• Japanese: ナヒチェヴァン (Nahichevan)
• Korean: 나히체반 (Nahicheban)
• Kurdish:
• Persian: نخجوان (naxjavân, naxjevân, naxjovân)
• Portuguese: Nakhichevan m
• Russian: Нахичева́нь (ru) f (Naxičevánʹ)
• Spanish: Najicheván
• Turkish: Nahçıvan
• Western Panjabi: نخچیوان

city

• Armenian: Նախիջեւան (Naxiǰewan)
• Azerbaijani: Naxçıvan (az)
• Georgian: ნახიჩევანი (naxičevani)
• Kumyk: Нахичеван (Naxiçewan)
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• Kurdish:
• Russian: Нахичева́нь (ru) (Naxičevánʹ)
• Spanish: Najicheván

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Nakhichevan m

1. Nakhichevan (an autonomous republic and exclave of Azerbaijan)
2. Nakhichevan (a city, the regional capital of Nakhichevan, Azerbaijan)