Meanings
proper noun
- The capital of Kabardino-Balkariya, Russia.
Origin
In Kabardian, Circassian and Karachay-Balkar languages "Nalchik" means "a small horseshoe"
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic نَالْتْشِيك
- نَالْتْشِيك (naltšik)city in Russia
Bulgarian На́лчик
- На́лчик (Nálčik)city in Russia
Catalan Nàltxik
- Nàltxikcity in Russia
Chinese Mandarin 納爾奇克 /纳尔奇克
- 納爾奇克 /纳尔奇克 (Nà'ěrqíkè)city in Russia
Czech Nalčik
- Nalčikcity in Russia
Danish Naltsjik
- Naltsjikcity in Russia
Dutch Naltsjik
- Naltsjikcity in Russia
Estonian Naltšik
- Naltšikcity in Russia
Finnish Naltšik
- Naltšikcity in Russia
French Naltchik
- Naltchikcity in Russia
German Naltschik
- Naltschikcity in Russia
Hebrew נלצ׳יק
- נלצ׳יקcity in Russia
Italian Nal'čik
- Nal'čikcity in Russia
Japanese ナリチク
- ナリチク (Narichiku)city in Russia
Korean 날치크
- 날치크 (Nalchikeu)city in Russia
Latvian Naļčika
- Naļčikacity in Russia
Lithuanian Nalčikas
- Nalčikascity in Russia
Norwegian Naltsjik
- Naltsjikcity in Russia
Persian نعلچیک
- نعلچیک (na'lčik)city in Russia
Polish Nalczyk
- Nalczykcity in Russia
Portuguese Nalchik
- Nalchikcity in Russia
Romanian Nalcik
- Nalcikcity in Russia
Russian На́льчик
- На́льчик (Nálʹčik)city in Russia
Slovak Naľčik
- Naľčikcity in Russia
Spanish Nálchik
- Nálchikcity in Russia
Swedish Naltjik
- Naltjikcity in Russia
Turkish Nalçik
- Nalçikcity in Russia
Ukrainian На́льчик
- На́льчик (Nálʹčyk)city in Russia
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Cite this entry
APA
Nalchik. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nalchik
MLA
“Nalchik.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nalchik. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Nalchik,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Nalchik.
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