Definition of astrakhan
(Entry 1 of 2)
1 : karakul of Russian origin
2 : a cloth with a usually wool, curled, and looped pile resembling karakul
Astrakhan
geographical nameDefinition of Astrakhan (Entry 2 of 2)
city in Russia in Europe on the Volga River at the head of its delta population 512,000
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The first known use of astrakhan was in 1766
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