astrakhan
noun
- fur of the karakul
proper noun
- city in the south of Russia
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /æstɹəˈkæn/ / /ˈæstɹəkɑːn/
name
Etymology: Etymology tree Russian А́страхань (Ástraxanʹ)bor. English Astrakhan Borrowed from Russian А́страхань (Ástraxanʹ).
- An oblast of Russia. Seat: Astrakhan.
- A city, the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River
- A steppe in Russia, part of the Eurasian Steppes
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree Russian А́страхань (Ástraxanʹ)bor. English Astrakhan Borrowed from Russian А́страхань (Ástraxanʹ).
- Alternative letter-case form of astrakhan.
“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.”
“Heavy bands of Astrakhan were slashed across the sleeves and fronts of his double-breasted coat”