Karabakh

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Karabakh

  • /kɑːɹəˈbɑːk/ UK

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Russian Караба́х (Karabáx), from Azerbaijani Qarabağ, ultimately from Turkic *kara (“black”) and Persian باغ (bâġ, “garden”).

proper noun Karabagh · Garabagh

  1. A geographic region in present-day southwestern Azerbaijan and eastern Armenia. It includes three regions: Highland Karabakh (present-day Nagorno-Karabakh), Lowland Karabakh (the southern Kura-steppes) and a part of Syunik.
  2. informal Nagorno-Karabakh Republic

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name geographic region

EspañolKarabaj
中文卡拉巴赫 Kǎlābāhè
DeutschKarabach
РусскийКараба́х Karabáx
العربيةقَرَه بَاغ qarah bāḡ

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"Karabakh." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/karabakh. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Karabakh. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/karabakh

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"Karabakh." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/karabakh.

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@misc{karabakh_2026,
  title = {Karabakh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/karabakh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}