Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast

proper noun

An autonomous oblast of the Soviet Union created in the Azerbaijan SSR in 1923 and lasting until 1991.

OriginRussian Наго́рно-Караба́хская автоно́мная о́бласть →
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Meanings

proper nounthe 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

  1. RussianНаго́рно-Караба́хская автоно́мная о́бласть
  2. EnglishNagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast

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

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Translations

Polish Nagorno-Karabachski Obwód Autonomiczny
  • Nagorno-Karabachski Obwód Autonomicznyautonomous oblast — see also NKAO
Russian Наго́рно-Караба́хская автоно́мная о́бласть
  • Наго́рно-Караба́хская автоно́мная о́бласть (Nagórno-Karabáxskaja avtonómnaja óblastʹ)autonomous oblast — see also NKAO
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