Khiva
[ kee-vuh; Russian khyi-vah ]
/ ˈki və; Russian xyɪˈvɑ /
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noun
a former Asian khanate along the Amu Darya River, S of the Aral Sea: now divided between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
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khidmatgar, Khimki, Khingan Mountains, Khios, Khirbet Qumran, Khiva, Khlyst, Khmelnitsky, Khmer, Khmer Republic, Khmer Rouge
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British Dictionary definitions for Khiva
Khiva
/ (Russian xiˈva) /
noun
a former khanate of W Asia, on the Amu Darya River: divided between the former Uzbek and Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republics in 1924
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