Meanings
alternative Nakhchivan · alternative Naxcivan · alternative Naxçivan · alternative Nachidsheuan · alternative Nakhijevan · alternative Nakhchawan · alternative Nakhchavan · alternative Nakhitchevan · alternative Nakhjavan · alternative Nakhdjevan
- An autonomous republic and exclave of Azerbaijan.
- The capital city of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
- A historical city and historical district of Vaspurakan province, Armenia.
Origin
- RussianНахичева́нь
- xclՆախճաւան
- EnglishNakhichevan
Ultimately from Old Armenian Նախճաւան (Naxčawan). The immediate source of the spelling Nakhichevan is Russian Нахичева́нь (Naxičevánʹ).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek Ναξουὰνα
- Ναξουὰνα (Naxouàna)capital city of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
Arabic نَاخِيتْشِيفَان
- نَاخِيتْشِيفَان (naḵitšifān)autonomous republic of Azerbaijan
Bulgarian Нахичеван
- Нахичеван (Nahičevan)autonomous republic of Azerbaijan
Chinese Mandarin 納希切萬 /纳希切万
- 納希切萬 /纳希切万 (Nàxīqièwàn)autonomous republic of Azerbaijan
French Nakhitchevan
- Nakhitchevanautonomous republic of Azerbaijan
German Nachitschewan
- Nachitschewanautonomous republic of Azerbaijan
Greek Ναχιτσεβάν, Ναχιτσεβάν
- Ναχιτσεβάν (Nachitseván)autonomous republic of Azerbaijan
- Ναχιτσεβάν (Nachitseván)capital city of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
Hebrew נחיצ׳יבאן
- נחיצ׳יבאןautonomous republic of Azerbaijan
Hindi नख़चिवन
- नख़चिवन (naxcivan)autonomous republic of Azerbaijan
Irish an Nacaiseaváin, Nacaiseaváin
- an Nacaiseaváinautonomous republic of Azerbaijan
- Nacaiseaváincapital city of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
Japanese ナヒチェヴァン
- ナヒチェヴァン (Nahichevan)autonomous republic of Azerbaijan
Korean 나히체반
- 나히체반 (Nahicheban)autonomous republic of Azerbaijan
Persian نخجوان, نخچوان
- نخجوان (naxjavân, naxjevân, naxjovân)autonomous republic of Azerbaijan
- نخچوان (naxčavân, naxčovân)autonomous republic of Azerbaijan
- نخشوان (naxšavân, naxšovân)autonomous republic of Azerbaijan
- نشوی (našvi)autonomous republic of Azerbaijan
- نخجوان (naxjavân, naxjevân, naxjovân)capital city of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
- نقش جهان (nagsh-e jahān)capital city of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
Polish Nachiczewan, Nachiczewan
- Nachiczewanautonomous republic of Azerbaijan
- Nachiczewancapital city of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
Portuguese Nakhichevan
- Nakhichevanautonomous republic of Azerbaijan
Russian Нахичева́нь, Нахичева́нь
- Нахичева́нь (Naxičevánʹ)autonomous republic of Azerbaijan
- Нахичева́нь (Naxičevánʹ)capital city of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
Spanish Najicheván, Najicheván
- Najichevánautonomous republic of Azerbaijan
- Najicheváncapital city of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
Turkish Nahçıvan, Nahçıvan
- Nahçıvanautonomous republic of Azerbaijan
- Nahçıvancapital city of the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic
Cite this entry
Nakhichevan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nakhichevan
“Nakhichevan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nakhichevan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nakhichevan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nakhichevan.
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