Gäncä

[gahn-jah]

noun

a city in NW Azerbaijan.

Also Gyan·dzha [gyahn-jah] /gyɑnˈdʒɑ/.

Formerly Ki·ro·va·bad [ki-roh-vuh-bad; Russian kyi-ruh-vuh-baht] /kɪˈroʊ vəˌbæd; Russian kyɪ rə vʌˈbɑt/.Formerly E·li·sa·vet·pol

[ih-liz-uh-vet-pohl; Russian yi-lyi-suh-vyit-pawl] /ɪˌlɪz əˈvɛt poʊl; Russian yɪ lyɪ sə vyɪtˈpɔl/.Formerly Ye·li·za·vet·pol

[yuh-liz-uh-vet-pohl; Russian yi-lyi-zuh-vyit-pawl] /yəˌlɪz əˈvɛt poʊl; Russian yɪ lyɪ zə vyɪtˈpɔl/.

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British Dictionary definitions for kirovabad

Kirovabad

noun

the former name (1936–91) of Gandzha

Gäncä

noun

a variant transliteration of the Azerbaijani name for Gandzha

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