Kazan

American  

[kuh-zan, kuh-zahn, kuh-zahn] / kəˈzæn, kəˈzɑn, kʌˈzɑn /

noun

1. Elia 1909–2003, U.S. film and stage director and novelist, born in Turkey.

2. a city in and capital of the Tatar Autonomous Republic in the SE Russian Federation in Europe, near the Volga River.

3. a river in S Nunavut, Canada, flowing N and NE to Baker Lake. 455 miles (732 km) long.

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Kazan ¹ British  

/ kaˈzanj, kəˈzæn, -ˈzɑːn /

noun

1. a city in W Russia, capital of the Tatar Autonomous Republic on the River Volga: capital of an independent khanate in the 15th century; university (1804); a major industrial centre. Pop: 1 108 000 (2005 est)

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Kazan ² British  

/ kəˈzɑːn /

noun

1. Elia (ˈiːljə), real name Elia Kazanjoglous 1909–2003, US stage and film director and writer, born in Turkey. His films include Gentleman's Agreement (1947) and On the Waterfront (1954) for both of which he won Oscars, and East of Eden (1955).

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Kazan

She trained in New York at the Herbert Berghof Studio and then the Actors Studio - the home of method acting - co-founded by Kazan.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Plucked from the Broadway stage by director Elia Kazan to portray Marlon Brando’s love interest in 1954’s “On the Waterfront,” Saint emerged a star.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

Both Steinbeck and Zoe Kazan infer that something happened to Cathy when she was very young.

From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2026

Kazan’s granddaughter Zoe Kazan has written the screenplay and worked with Jeb Stuart as co-showrunners for a new “East of Eden” adaptation, a seven-episode miniseries debuting Thursday on Netflix.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Moreover, during the period from about November 7 to 15, while traveling northward to the upper Kazan River, Charles Schweder saw thousands of Caribou, in herds up to 300, moving southward.

From The Barren Ground Caribou of Keewatin by Francis Harper

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