Astrakhan definition

Astrakhan

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noun

(1) A city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River

(2) The fur of young lambs

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Astrakhan

a Tatar city and region in Russia, located on the Volga River, conquered by Ivan the Terrible in 1556.
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)

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