Nagorno-Karabakh

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Nagorno-Karabakh

  • /nəˌɡɔːnəʊ kɑːɹəˈbɑːk/ UK

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Borrowed from Russian нагорно-караба́хский (nagorno-karabáxskij) (without the adjectival ending), the relational adjective of Russian Наго́рный Караба́х (Nagórnyj Karabáx), as in Russian Наго́рно-Караба́хская автоно́мная о́бласть (Nagórno-Karabáxskaja avtonómnaja óblastʹ, “Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast”).

proper noun Nagorny Karabakh

  1. uncountable A landlocked region in South Caucasus.
  2. uncountable The Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.

    Similar: Artsakh, Mountainous Karabakh

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name region in South Caucasus

EspañolNagorno Karabaj, Nagorno-Karabaj, Alto Karabaj
한국어나고르노카라바흐 Nagoreunokarabaheu
日本語ナゴルノ・カラバフ Nagoruno-Karabafu
中文納戈爾諾-卡拉巴赫 /纳戈尔诺-卡拉巴赫 Nàgē'ěrnuò-Kǎlābāhè, 納卡 /纳卡 Nà-Kǎ
हिन्दीनागोर्नो-काराबाख़ nāgorno-kārābāx
PortuguêsNagorno-Karabakh
FrançaisHaut-Karabakh, Haut-Karabagh, Artsakh
DeutschBergkarabach, Nagorny Karabach
ItalianoNagorno-Karabakh
ΕλληνικάΝαγκόρνο-Καραμπάχ Nagkórno-Karampách
RomânăKarabahul de Munte
РусскийНаго́рный Караба́х Nagórnyj Karabáx, Арца́х Arcáx, Караба́х Karabáx
العربيةقَرَة بَاغ qarat bāḡ, نَاغُورْنِي قَرَه بَاغ nāḡūrnī qarah bāḡ, نَاغُورْنُو كَارَابَاخ nāḡūrnū kārābāḵ
עבריתנגורנו קרבאך nagorno qarabakh

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@misc{nagorno_karabakh_2026,
  title = {Nagorno-Karabakh},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/nagorno-karabakh},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}