Khiva

[ kee-vuh; Russian khyi-vah ]

/ ˈki və; Russian xyɪˈvɑ /

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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Examples from the Web for khiva

He was a Turkoman from Khiva, and belonged to the tribe of Yomut.
rminius Vambry, his life and adventures|rminius Vambry
The Central Asiatics themselves give the preference to the Khiva production, a fact which tends to confirm our opinion.
Sketches of Central Asia (1868)|Arminius Vmbry
Two years later he was sent with a small escort on a dangerous mission to Khiva and Bokhara.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3|Various
Sometimes a Khiva has a long panel centre, with a prayer niche.
Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern|Rosa Belle Holt

In Khiva it is woven of cotton and raw silk, in Bokhara and Khokand of cotton alone.
Travels in Central Asia|Arminius Vmbry

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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