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Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast

Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast proper noun: an autonomous oblast of the Soviet Union created in the Azerbaijan SSR in 1923 and lasting until 1991.

nagorno-karabakh autonomous oblast: an autonomous oblast of the Soviet Union created in the Azerbaijan SSR in 1923 and lasting until...
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Proper noun

Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast

  1. An autonomous oblast of the Soviet Union created in the Azerbaijan SSR in 1923 and lasting until 1991.
    • The Azerbaijan SSR includes the Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic and the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.1936, Constitution of the Soviet Union; Chapter II, The Organization of the Soviet State: Article 24, page 14

Origin of Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast

Calque of Russian Наго́рно-Караба́хская автоно́мная о́бласть (Nagórno-Karabáxskaja avtonómnaja óblastʹ).

Questions about Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast

What does Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast mean?
Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast means an autonomous oblast of the Soviet Union created in the Azerbaijan SSR in 1923 and lasting until 1991.
What part of speech is Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast?
Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast is a proper noun.

Words near Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast in the dictionary

  1. Nagold
  2. nagoonberries
  3. nagoonberry
  4. nagor
  5. Nagorno-Karabakh
  6. Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
  7. Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
  8. Nagorny Karabakh
  9. nagors
  10. Nagorski
  11. Nagorskis

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