Nagorno-Karabakh

[ nuh-gawr-noh-kahr-uh-bahk; Russian nuh-gawr-nuh-kuh-ruh-bahkh ]
/ nəˈgɔr noʊˌkɑr əˈbɑk; Russian nʌˈgɔr nə kə rʌˈbɑx /

noun

a region in SW Azerbaijan: residents mostly Armenian. 1,700 sq. mi. (4,400 sq. km).

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Words nearby Nagorno-Karabakh

nagger, nagging, naggish, naggy, nagor, Nagorno-Karabakh, Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Region, Nagoya, Nagpur, nagual, Naguib
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Example sentences from the Web for Nagorno-Karabakh

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