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astrakhan definition

as·tra·khan (as′trə kən)

noun

  1. a loosely curled fur, a kind of karakul, made from the pelt of very young lambs originally bred near Astrakhan
  2. a wool fabric with a pile cut and curled to look like this
Astrakhan definition

As·tra·khan (as′trə kan′; Russ äs′trə khän′y')

city & port in SW Russia, on the Volga River delta near the Caspian Sea: pop. 512,000

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