Meanings
proper noun
alternative Karabagh · alternative Garabagh
- A geographic region in present-day southwestern Azerbaijan and eastern Armenia. It includes three regions: Highland Karabakh (present-day Nagorno-Karabakh), Lowland Karabakh (the southern Kura-steppes) and a part of Syunik.
- informalNagorno-Karabakh Republic
Origin
- Persianباغ“garden”
- AzerbaijaniQarabağ
- RussianКараба́х
- EnglishKarabakh
Borrowed from Russian Караба́х (Karabáx), from Azerbaijani Qarabağ, ultimately from Turkic *kara (“black”) and Persian باغ (bâġ, “garden”).
More words from Russian, Azerbaijani, Persian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic قَرَه بَاغ
- قَرَه بَاغ (qarah bāḡ)geographic region
Bengali কারাবাখ
- কারাবাখ (karabakh)geographic region
Catalan Karabakh
- Karabakhgeographic region
Chinese Mandarin 卡拉巴赫
- 卡拉巴赫 (Kǎlābāhè)geographic region
Dutch Karabach
- Karabachgeographic region
German Karabach
- Karabachgeographic region
Persian قرهباغ
- قرهباغ (qare-bâġ)geographic region
Russian Караба́х
- Караба́х (Karabáx)geographic region
Spanish Karabaj
- Karabajgeographic region
Swedish Karabach
- Karabachgeographic region
Turkish Karabağ
- Karabağgeographic region
Urdu قَرَہ باغ
- قَرَہ باغ (qara bāġ)geographic region
Cite this entry
APA
Karabakh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Karabakh
MLA
“Karabakh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Karabakh. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Karabakh,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Karabakh.
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