Khivan

English

Etymology

From Khiva +‎ -an.

Adjective

Khivan (comparative more Khivan, superlative most Khivan)

1. From or pertaining to Khiva.

Noun

Khivan (plural Khivans)

1. Someone from Khiva.
   • 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, page 19:

     The troops were then led away in small groups by their hosts. It was just what the Khivans had been waiting for.