Meanings
alternative Nagorny Karabakh
- uncountableA landlocked region in South Caucasus.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe Nagorno-Karabakh Republic.
Origin
- RussianНаго́рный Караба́х
- Russianнагорно-караба́хский
- EnglishNagorno-Karabakh
Borrowed from Russian нагорно-караба́хский (nagorno-karabáxskij) (without the adjectival ending), the relational adjective of Russian Наго́рный Караба́х (Nagórnyj Karabáx), as in Russian Наго́рно-Караба́хская автоно́мная о́бласть (Nagórno-Karabáxskaja avtonómnaja óblastʹ, “Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast”).
More words from Russian
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Arabic قَرَة بَاغ, نَاغُورْنِي قَرَه بَاغ
- قَرَة بَاغ (qarat bāḡ)region in South Caucasus
- نَاغُورْنِي قَرَه بَاغ (nāḡūrnī qarah bāḡ)region in South Caucasus
- نَاغُورْنُو كَارَابَاخ (nāḡūrnū kārābāḵ)region in South Caucasus
Bengali নাগোর্নো-কারাবাখ
- নাগোর্নো-কারাবাখ (nagōrnō-karabakh)region in South Caucasus
Bulgarian Наго́рни Караба́х
- Наго́рни Караба́х (Nagórni Karabáh)region in South Caucasus
Catalan Alt Karabakh
- Alt Karabakhregion in South Caucasus
Chinese Mandarin 納戈爾諾-卡拉巴赫 /纳戈尔诺-卡拉巴赫, 納卡 /纳卡
- 納戈爾諾-卡拉巴赫 /纳戈尔诺-卡拉巴赫 (Nàgē'ěrnuò-Kǎlābāhè)region in South Caucasus
- 納卡 /纳卡 (Nà-Kǎ)region in South Caucasus
Czech Náhorní Karabach
- Náhorní Karabachregion in South Caucasus
Dutch Nagorno Karabach, Nagorno-Karabach
- Nagorno Karabachregion in South Caucasus
- Nagorno-Karabachregion in South Caucasus
Estonian Mägi-Karabahh
- Mägi-Karabahhregion in South Caucasus
Finnish Vuoristo-Karabah
- Vuoristo-Karabahregion in South Caucasus
French Haut-Karabakh, Haut-Karabagh
- Haut-Karabakhregion in South Caucasus
- Haut-Karabaghregion in South Caucasus
- Artsakhregion in South Caucasus
German Bergkarabach, Nagorny Karabach
- Bergkarabachregion in South Caucasus
- Nagorny Karabachregion in South Caucasus
Greek Ναγκόρνο-Καραμπάχ
- Ναγκόρνο-Καραμπάχ (Nagkórno-Karampách)region in South Caucasus
Hebrew נגורנו קרבאך
- נגורנו קרבאך (nagorno qarabakh)region in South Caucasus
Hindi नागोर्नो-काराबाख़
- नागोर्नो-काराबाख़ (nāgorno-kārābāx)region in South Caucasus
Irish an Nagarna-Carabaic
- an Nagarna-Carabaicregion in South Caucasus
Italian Nagorno-Karabakh
- Nagorno-Karabakhregion in South Caucasus
Japanese ナゴルノ・カラバフ
- ナゴルノ・カラバフ (Nagoruno-Karabafu)region in South Caucasus
Korean 나고르노카라바흐
- 나고르노카라바흐 (Nagoreunokarabaheu)region in South Caucasus
Latvian Kalnu Karabaha
- Kalnu Karabaharegion in South Caucasus
Lithuanian Kalnų Karabachas
- Kalnų Karabachasregion in South Caucasus
Malay Nagorno-Karabakh
- Nagorno-Karabakhregion in South Caucasus
Persian قرهباغ, قرهباغ کوهستانی
- قرهباغ (qare-bâġ)region in South Caucasus
- قرهباغ کوهستانی (qare-bâġ-e kuhestâni)region in South Caucasus
- ناگورنو قرهباغ (nâgorno qare-bâġ)region in South Caucasus
Polish Górski Karabach
- Górski Karabachregion in South Caucasus
Portuguese Nagorno-Karabakh
- Nagorno-Karabakhregion in South Caucasus
Romanian Karabahul de Munte
- Karabahul de Munteregion in South Caucasus
Russian Наго́рный Караба́х, Арца́х
- Наго́рный Караба́х (Nagórnyj Karabáx)region in South Caucasus
- Арца́х (Arcáx)region in South Caucasus
- Караба́х (Karabáx)region in South Caucasus
Slovak Náhorný Karabach
- Náhorný Karabachregion in South Caucasus
Spanish Nagorno Karabaj, Nagorno-Karabaj
- Nagorno Karabajregion in South Caucasus
- Nagorno-Karabajregion in South Caucasus
- Alto Karabajregion in South Caucasus
Swedish Nagorno-Karabach
- Nagorno-Karabachregion in South Caucasus
Thai นากอร์โน-คาราบัค
- นากอร์โน-คาราบัคregion in South Caucasus
Turkish Dağlık Karabağ
- Dağlık Karabağregion in South Caucasus
Ukrainian Нагі́рний Караба́х, Арца́х
- Нагі́рний Караба́х (Nahírnyj Karabáx)region in South Caucasus
- Арца́х (Arcáx)region in South Caucasus
- Караба́х (Karabáx)region in South Caucasus
Cite this entry
Nagorno-Karabakh. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nagorno-Karabakh
“Nagorno-Karabakh.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nagorno-Karabakh. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nagorno-Karabakh,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nagorno-Karabakh.
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