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Kazan'

Kazan' is the alternative form of Kazan.

Meaning of Kazan

Proper noun (1)

Kazan

  1. The capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.
  2. (historical) A former governate in Russia, existing from 1708 to 1920. Capital: Kazan.
  3. (historical) the Khanate of Kazan, a Tatar Turkic state that occupied the territory of former Volga Bulgaria between 1438 and 1552.

Proper noun (2)

Kazan (plural Kazans)

  1. A surname.

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Questions about Kazan'

What is Kazan' the alternative form of?
Kazan' is the alternative form of Kazan.

Words near Kazan' in the dictionary

  1. kazakovite
  2. Kazaks
  3. Kazakstan
  4. kazam
  5. kazan
  6. Kazan'
  7. Kazanian
  8. Kazanians
  9. Kazanjian
  10. Kazanjians
  11. Kazanka

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