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Khivan

Khivan adjective: of, from or relating to Khiva, Uzbekistan.

Adjective

Khivan (comparative more Khivan, superlative most Khivan)

  1. Of, from or relating to Khiva, Uzbekistan

Noun

Khivan (plural Khivans)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Khiva, Uzbekistan
    • The troops were then led away in small groups by their hosts. It was just what the Khivans had been waiting for.2010 [1990], Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, page 19

Forms of Khivan

Adjective
comparativemore Khivan
superlativemost Khivan
Noun
pluralKhivans

Origin of Khivan

From Khiva + -n.

Questions about Khivan

What does Khivan mean?
Khivan means of, from or relating to Khiva, Uzbekistan.
What part of speech is Khivan?
Khivan can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Khivan in the dictionary

  1. khitmutgars
  2. khiton
  3. khitons
  4. khits
  5. Khiva
  6. Khivan
  7. Khivans
  8. KHive
  9. KHL
  10. Khlan
  11. khleb

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