A city of southwest Russia on the Volga River delta. The Tartar city was conquered by Ivan the Terrible in 1556. Population: 501,000.
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As·tra·khan (ăs'trə-kăn', ä-strä-KHän') ![]() |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River
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