Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
English
editEtymology
editCalque of Russian Наго́рно-Караба́хская автоно́мная о́бласть (Nagórno-Karabáxskaja avtonómnaja óblastʹ).
Proper noun
editNagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast
- Autonomous oblast of the Soviet Union created in the Azerbaijan SSR in 1923 and lasting until 1991.
- 1936, Constitution of the Soviet Union; Chapter II, The Organization of the Soviet State: Article 24[1], page 14:
- The Azerbaijan SSR includes the Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic and the Nagorno-Karabakh Autonomous Oblast.
Synonyms
editTranslations
editautonomous oblast — see also NKAO
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