noun

• Closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from Astrakhan.
• Cloth resembling the above mentioned fur, often made from wool and mohair and used for trimmings.
• An oblast of Russia.
• A city, the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River.
• (archaic) Alternative letter-case form of astrakhan [Closely-curled black or grey fleece of very young karakul lambs from Astrakhan.]