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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Words nearby Khiva

khidmatgar, Khimki, Khingan Mountains, Khios, Khirbet Qumran, Khiva, Khlyst, Khmelnitsky, Khmelnytskyi, Khmer, Khmer Republic

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How to use Khiva in a sentence

Near the left bank of this river, which drains Turkestan, is situated Khiva, the capital of the country.
Chambers's Journal of Popular Literature, Science, and Art|Various
He had also brought a coffin with him to transport the corpse to Khiva.
Travels in Central Asia|Arminius Vmbry
The slave is styled in Khiva, Dogma, and his offspring, Khanezad (house-born).
Travels in Central Asia|Arminius Vmbry
And here the desert between Gmshtepe and Khiva terminated entirely.
Travels in Central Asia|Arminius Vmbry

There are few mosques in Khiva of much antiquity or artistic construction.
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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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