Definition of "Astrakhan"

Astrakhan

/æstɹəˈkæn/

proper noun
1. An oblast of Russia.
2. A city, the administrative center of Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, located on the Volga River.
noun
countable and uncountable, plural Astrakhans
1. (archaic) Alternative letter-case form of astrakhan
  Quotations
  Heavy bands of Astrakhan were slashed across the sleeves and fronts of his double-breasted coat
  1891, Arthur Conan Doyle, A Scandal In Bohemia, Norton, published 2005, page 14