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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • A city of southwest Russia on the Volga River delta. The Tatar city was conquered by Ivan the Terrible in 1556.

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  • proper noun A city in Russia, located on the Volga River.
  • proper noun archaic astrakhan fleece

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