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nakhichevan

/ˌnɑːxɪt͡ʃɪˈvɑːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
nakhichevan
IPA
/ˌnɑːxɪt͡ʃɪˈvɑːn/
26
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An autonomous republic and exclave of Azerbaijan.

name

The capital city of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.

name

A historical city and historical district of Vaspurakan province, Armenia.

Etymology

Ultimately from Old Armenian Նախճաւան (Naxčawan). The immediate source of the spelling Nakhichevan is Russian Нахичева́нь (Naxičevánʹ).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Նախճաւան, Нахичева́нь

Inflected Forms

Nakhchivan (alternative) Naxcivan (alternative) Naxçivan (alternative) Nachidsheuan (alternative) Nakhijevan (alternative) Nakhchawan (alternative) Nakhchavan (alternative) Nakhitchevan (alternative) Nakhjavan (alternative) Nakhdjevan (alternative)

Phrases

Nakhichevan-on-Don

Questions

How do you pronounce nakhichevan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌnɑːxɪt͡ʃɪˈvɑːn/.
What does nakhichevan mean?
An autonomous republic and exclave of Azerbaijan.
Where does nakhichevan come from?
It is traced to Classical Armenian.

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