Definition of astrakhan Astrakhan
/æˈstɹʌkɑn/ - [astrukan] - As•tra•khan
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What does astrakhan mean?
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NounPlural: astrakhans |
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| astrakhan - a city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River | ||
| astrakhan - the fur of young lambs |
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- astrakhan (a.)
Of or pertaining to Astrakhan in Russia or its products; made of an Astrakhan skin. - astrakhan (n.)
The skin of stillborn or young lambs of that region, the curled wool of which resembles fur.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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astrakhan
as′tra-kan, n. name given to lamb-skins with a curled wool obtained from Astrakhan on the Caspian Sea: a rough fabric made in imitation of it
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer 💥
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astrakhan
(Southeast Russia). Capital of a province of the same name; it was captured by the Russians in 1554; besieged by the Turks in 1569, who were defeated with great slaughter; seized by the rebel Stenko Razin in 1670, who was soon dispossessed of it by his uncle Jacolof. The province was visited and settled by Peter the Great in 1722.
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🔤- astrakhan, noun, singular of astrakhans.
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