Gäncä

[ gahn-jah ]

noun
  1. a city in northwestern Azerbaijan.

  • Formerly Ki·ro·va·bad [ki-roh-vuh-bad; Russian kyi-ruh-vuh-baht], /kɪˈroʊ vəˌbæd; Russian kyɪ rə vʌˈbɑt/, E·li·sa·vet·pol [ih-liz-uh-vet-pohl; Russian yi-lyi-suh-vyit-pawl], /ɪˌlɪz əˈvɛt poʊl; Russian yɪ lyɪ sə vyɪtˈpɔl/, Ye·li·za·vet·pol [yuh-liz-uh-vet-pohl; Russian yi-lyi-zuh-vyit-pawl] /yəˌlɪz əˈvɛt poʊl; Russian yɪ lyɪ zə vyɪtˈpɔl/ .
  • Also Gyan·dzha [gyahn-jah], /gyɑnˈdʒɑ/, Gan·dzha [gahn-juh; Russian guhn-jah] /ˈgɑn dʒə; Russian gʌnˈdʒɑ/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for Gäncä

Gäncä

/ (ˈɡanʒə) /


noun
  1. a variant transliteration of the Azerbaijani name for Gandzha

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