Khiva

[ kee-vuh; Russian khyi-vah ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a former Asian khanate along the Amu Darya River, S of the Aral Sea: now divided between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.

Khiva

/ xiˈva /

a former khanate of W Asia, on the Amu Darya River: divided between the former Uzbek and Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republics in 1924

Near the left bank of this river, which drains Turkestan, is situated Khiva, the capital of the country.

He had also brought a coffin with him to transport the corpse to Khiva.

The slave is styled in Khiva, Dogma, and his offspring, Khanezad (house-born).

And here the desert between Gmshtepe and Khiva terminated entirely.

There are few mosques in Khiva of much antiquity or artistic construction.

April 23, 2024inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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