Bergkarabach

German

Etymology

From Berg (“mountain”) +‎ Karabach (“Karabakh”), partial calque of Russian Наго́рный Караба́х (Nagórnyj Karabáx).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɛrk.ka.raˌbax/
  • IPA(key): /ˌbɛrk.ka.raˈbax/ (rare)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ax

Proper noun

Bergkarabach n (proper noun, genitive Bergkarabachs or (optionally with an article) Bergkarabach)

  1. Nagorno-Karabakh (a region of the South Caucasus)
  2. (loosely) Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (de-facto independent country, internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan)

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