See also: astrakhan.
English

Pronunciation
IPA: /æstr�'kæn/

Proper noun
Astrakhan

1. a Tatar city and region in Russia, located on the Volga River, conquered by Ivan the Terrible in 1556.
2. archaic astrakhan fleece

#:*1891: Heavy bands of Astrakhan were slashed across the sleeves and fronts of his double-breasted coat � Arthur Conan Doyle, �A Scandal In Bohemia� (Norton 2005 p.14)

Translations

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Russian: ����а�ан� (�strakhan�) f
Spanish: Astracán m

Category:Cities

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