Meanings
- A city in Azerbaijan.
Synonyms: Stepanakert
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA city in Azerbaijan.
Origin
- RussianХанкенди
- AzerbaijaniXankəndi“village of the khan”
- EnglishKhankendi
From Azerbaijani Xankəndi (“village of the khan”), referring to the settlement established in the 18th century as a residence for the khans of the Karabakh Khanate, particularly under the rule of Panah Ali Khan and his successors. Possibly via Russian Ханкенди (Xankendi).
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Arabic خانكندي
- خانكنديTranslations
Bulgarian Ханкенди
- Ханкенди (Hankendi)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 漢肯德 /汉肯德
- 漢肯德 /汉肯德Translations
Danish Khankendi
- KhankendiTranslations
French Khankendi
- KhankendiTranslations
Greek Χανκεντί
- Χανκεντί (Chankentí)Translations
Hebrew חַאנְקֵנְדִי
- חַאנְקֵנְדִיTranslations
Japanese ハンケンディ
- ハンケンディTranslations
Korean 한켄디
- 한켄디 (hankendi)Translations
Persian خانکندی
- خانکندی (xân-kandi)Translations
Polish Chankendi
- ChankendiTranslations
Portuguese Canquendi
- CanquendiTranslations
Russian Ханкенди́
- Ханкенди́ (Xankendí)Translations
Slovak Chankendi
- ChankendiTranslations
Spanish Jankendi
- JankendiTranslations
Turkish Hankendi
- HankendiTranslations
Ukrainian Ханкенді
- Ханкенді (Xankendi)Translations
Urdu خان کندی
- خان کندی (xān kandī)Translations
Cite this entry
Khankendi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khankendi
“Khankendi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khankendi. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Khankendi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Khankendi.
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