Definition of astrakhan
1 : karakul of Russian origin
2 : a cloth with a usually wool, curled, and looped pile resembling karakul
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Origin and Etymology of astrakhan
Astrakhan, Russia
First Known Use: 1766
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city in Russia in Europe on the Volga River at the head of its delta population 512,000
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: a type of curly black fur that comes from a young sheep; also : a cloth that resembles such fur
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