Type Country & Region
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. nə-gawr-no-kah-rə-BAHK(American English) nə-gaw-no-kah-rə-BAHK(British English) [key·IPA]
Meaning & History
Means "mountainous Karabakh" from Russian нагорный (nagorny) meaning "mountainous, highland" combined with the name of the region of Karabakh. This is the name of a territory in the South Caucasus as well as an alternate name for Artsakh, a separatist country in the same region.