Nakhichevan

[ nuh-kee-chuh-vahn; Russian nuh-khyi-chyi-vahn ]

noun

1. Naxçivan.
2. Also called Nakhichevan City. a city in and the capital of Naxçivan.

Nakhichevan

/ nəxitʃɪˈvanj /

noun

1. a city in W Azerbaijan, capital of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Republic: an ancient trading town; ceded to Russia in 1828. Pop: 66 800 (1994) Ancient nameNaxuanaˌnækˈswɑːnə

Example Sentences

A variety of useful minerals exists, but only rock-salt is obtained, at Nakhichevan and Kulp.

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