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• astrakhan
  astrakhan

  noun

  a fur of young lambs, with lustrous, closely curled wool, from Astrakhan.
• Astrakhan
  Astrakhan

  noun

  a city in the S Russian Federation in Europe, at the mouth of the Volga.

astrakhan

¹ American  

[as-truh-kuhn, -kan] / ˈæs trə kən, -ˌkæn /

Or astrachan

noun

1. a fur of young lambs, with lustrous, closely curled wool, from Astrakhan.

2. Also called astrakhan cloth.  a fabric with curled pile resembling astrakhan fur.

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Astrakhan ² American  

[as-truh-kan, uh-struh-khahn] / ˈæs trəˌkæn, ʌ strʌˈxɑn /

noun

1. a city in the S Russian Federation in Europe, at the mouth of the Volga.

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astrakhan ¹ British  

/ ˌæstrəˈkæn, -ˈkɑːn /

noun

1. a fur, usually black or grey, made of the closely curled wool of lambs from Astrakhan

2. a cloth with curled pile resembling this

3. (modifier) made of such fur or cloth

   an astrakhan collar

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Astrakhan ² British  

/ ˈastrəxənj, ˌæstrəˈkæn, -ˈkɑːn /

noun

1. a city in SE Russia, on the delta of the Volga River, 21 m (70 ft) below sea level. Pop: 507 000 (2005 est)

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Etymology

Origin of astrakhan

First recorded in 1760–70

Example Sentences

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astrakhan Astrakhan

Wandering further, I zeroed in on a lavender astrakhan car coat hanging next to faded jeans.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 2016

She herself wore a plain mohair sweater and a black skirt with a piece of astrakhan fur tied around the hips.

From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2011

The single most striking element were the astrakhan hats, dramatic toques with a crease down the middle, that matched the models' navy, gray and mauve outfits.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 3, 2011

Director Yuri Lyubimov described one such visit to Moscow’s Taganka Theater in 1969, when she turned up wearing diamond rings and an astrakhan coat.

From Washington Post

“He appeared calm and somewhat resplendent with his goatee and astrakhan hat,” Parks would report later in Life.

From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey

In the southern Astrakhan region, Governor Igor Babushkin said that overnight, falling drone debris triggered a fire at a gas processing plant in the regional capital.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

After destroying the Russian cities of Astrakhan and Ryazan, Timur defeated Tokhtamish’s army in 1391.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 19, 2023

An S-300 air defence missile system launches a missile during the Keys to the Sky competition at the International Army Games 2017 at the Ashuluk shooting range outside Astrakhan, Russia August 5, 2017.

From Reuters ● Aug. 29, 2022

On Wednesday, the jab became available to teenagers in Volgograd, Astrakhan and Kursk.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 2022

The fishermen of Astrakhan reckon three classes of fish.

From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Xavier Hommaire de Hell