ASTRAKHAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Astrakhan mean? 

• ASTRAKHAN (noun)
  The noun ASTRAKHAN has 2 senses:

1. the fur of young lambs

2. a city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River

  Familiarity information: ASTRAKHAN used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ASTRAKHAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The fur of young lambs

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("astrakhan" is a kind of...):

fur; pelt (the dressed hairy coat of a mammal)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A city in southwestern Russia on the delta of the Volga River

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

city; metropolis; urban center (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts)

Holonyms ("Astrakhan" is a part of...):

Russia; Russian Federation (a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state)

 Context examples 

To the horror of Mr. White and Mr. Ford, they saw their business manager shaken like an Astrakhan rug.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

He rose and seized his astrakhan coat.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Heavy bands of astrakhan were slashed across the sleeves and fronts of his double-breasted coat, while the deep blue cloak which was thrown over his shoulders was lined with flame-coloured silk and secured at the neck with a brooch which consisted of a single flaming beryl.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

A footman opened the door, and a small, stout man in a shaggy astrakhan overcoat descended.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)