Kazan

[ kuh-zan kuh-zahn; Russian kuh-zahn ]

noun

1. E·li·a [ih-, lahy, -, uh, eel, -y, uh], 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.

Kazan

¹

/ kaˈzanj; -ˈzɑːn; kəˈzæn /

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)

Kazan

²

/ kəˈzɑːn /

noun

1. KazanElia19092003MUSTurkishTHEATRE: stage directorFILMS AND TV: directorWRITING: writer 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).

Example Sentences

One pertinent example would relate to the armed force of Kazan Tatars from the Principality of Ryazan, southeast of Moscow.

From Realm of History

I grew up on a small family farm in Kazan, Russia, in the Soviet Union.

From Nautilus

Williams would have only one more commercial success, Night of the Iguana in 1961, after his partnership with Kazan ended.

From The Daily Beast

He plays Wallace, a twentysomething medical school dropout who falls for Chantry (Zoe Kazan), a capricious animator/artist.

From The Daily Beast

But this book reinforces the image created in A Life—Kazan at his prickliest.

From The Daily Beast

Williams was far more emotionally fragile than Kazan would ever be; he was a sympathetic, non-judgmental ear.

From The Daily Beast

Yet Kazan himself realized that his testimony would cast a shadow he could never entirely escape.

From The Daily Beast

Aratov made no reply, and went away, having provided himself with the Kazan address.

From Project Gutenberg

His return journey to Moskva was a repetition of his earlier triumph after the fall of Kazan.

From Project Gutenberg

The city of Kazan is not situated on the banks of the Volga.

From Project Gutenberg

The reduction of Kazan was an event of the first importance in Russian annals.

From Project Gutenberg

In 1376, he sent a large army to Kazan on the Volga, and forced two Mongol chiefs to pay tribute.

From Project Gutenberg