Kazan.
The capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.
Meaning & usage
The capital and largest city of the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.
A former governate in Russia, existing from 1708 to 1920. Capital: Kazan.
the Khanate of Kazan, a Tatar Turkic state that occupied the territory of former Volga Bulgaria between 1438 and 1552.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Russian Каза́нь (Kazánʹ).
A surname.
Where this word comes from
Various origins: * Borrowed from Hebrew חַזָּן (khazán, “Jewish cantor”), an occupational surname. * Borrowed from Turkish Kazan, a metonymic occupational surname from kazan (“kettle, boiler, cauldron”). * Borrowed from Greek Καζάν (Kazán), a metonymic occupational surname that derives from the same Turkish word.
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