Etymology

Lachin

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Today it means: A town and district of Azerbaijan, under Armenian occupation between the two Nagorno-Karabakh wars. Full definition →

Azerbaijani laçın
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  1. Azerbaijani · derived fromlaçın“falcon”
  2. English todayLachin

From Azerbaijani laçın (“falcon”), or possibly a Turkish or Ottoman Turkish cognate.

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