Meanings
- An erstwhile state with limited recognition in the South Caucasus populated mostly by Armenians that existed between 1991 and 2024. Its capital was Stepanakert.
Synonyms: Republic of Artsakh, Nagorno-Karabakh Republic
- historicalOne of the 15 provinces of Greater Armenia.
Khorenatsi indicated that the province of Utik, together with Artsakh adjoining it to the south, formed part of the Armenian kingdom of the Ervandunis (or Orontids) in the fourth to second centuries BC.
2016 May 13, Ohannes Geukjian, Ethnicity, Nationalism and Conflict in the South Caucasus: Nagorno-Karabakh and the Legacy of Soviet Nationalities Policy, Routledge, page 302 more examples
The historian Movses Khorenatsi (an Armenian source from the fifth century AD according to some, and the eighth century AD, according to others) indicated that the province of Utik (along with Artsakh with which it was contiguous on the south) was part of the Armenian kingdom of the Ervandunis (or Orontids) between the fourth to second centuries BC.
1994, Levon Chorbajian, Patrick Donabédian, Claude Mutafian, The Caucasian Knot: The History & Geopolitics of Nagorno-Karabagh, Zed Books, page 53For the most part, Caucasian Albania (in Armenian, A[ġ]vank—that is Aghvank or Aghouank) only stretched a short way south of the Kura River. If there was a disputed province of ancient Armenia, it was Utik (which contained the town of Partav, at one time Caucasian Albania's capital, and the southern valley of the Kura), and not Artsakh, the more mountainous region corresponding to Karabakh and Shahumianovsk today.
2003 December 16, John Wright, Richard Schofield, Suzanne Goldenberg, Transcaucasian Boundaries, Routledge, page 91
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounAn erstwhile state with limited recognition in the South Caucasus populated mostly by Armenians that existed between 1991 and 2024. Its capital was Stepanakert.
Origin
- ArmenianԱրցախ
- EnglishArtsakh
From Armenian Արցախ (Arcʻax).
More words from Armenian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Ὀρχιστηνή
- Ὀρχιστηνή (Orkhistēnḗ)historical province
Arabic أَرْتْسَاخ
- أَرْتْسَاخ (ʔartsāḵ)historical province
Bengali আর্তসাখ
- আর্তসাখ (artśakh)historical province
Chinese Mandarin 阿爾察赫 /阿尔察赫
- 阿爾察赫 /阿尔察赫 (Ā'ěrcháhè)historical province
Czech Arcach
- Arcachhistorical province
Esperanto Arcaĥo
- Arcaĥohistorical province
French Artsakh
- Artsakhhistorical province
Greek Αρτσάχ
- Αρτσάχ (Artsách)historical province
Italian Arcah, Artsakh
- Arcahhistorical province
- Artsakhhistorical province
Japanese アルツァフ
- アルツァフ (Arutsafu)historical province
Korean 아르차흐
- 아르차흐 (Areuchaheu)historical province
Latin Orchistēnē
- Orchistēnēhistorical province
Persian آرْتْساخ
- آرْتْساخ (ârtsâx)historical province
Portuguese Artsaque
- Artsaquehistorical province
Russian Арца́х
- Арца́х (Arcáx)historical province
Spanish Artsaj
- Artsajhistorical province
Turkish Arzah, Artsah
- Arzahhistorical province
- Artsahhistorical province
Ukrainian Арца́х
- Арца́х (Arcáx)historical province
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Cite this entry
Artsakh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Artsakh
“Artsakh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Artsakh. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Artsakh,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Artsakh.
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