astrakhan
IPA: ˈæstrʌkɑn
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.]
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Examples of "astrakhan" in Sentences
- It lies about from Astrakhan at a sea depth of.
- The Astrakhan Tatars also assimilated the Agrzhan.
- Astrakhan is a town in northern central Kazakhstan.
- Its administrative center is the city of Astrakhan.
- Astrakhan has five institutions of higher education.
- Ismail assisted Russia in the first Astrakhan campaign.
- The stairwell of in a block of flats in Astrakhan, Russia.
- The administrative center of the district is Astrakhan town.
- Astrakhan, at the delta, is the centre of the caviar industry.
- However, a sortie of the garrison of Astrakhan drove back the besiegers.