Khivan
English
Etymology
From Khiva + -an.
Adjective
Khivan (comparative more Khivan, superlative most Khivan)
- From or pertaining to Khiva.
Noun
Khivan (plural Khivans)
- Someone from Khiva.
- 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society 2010, p. 19:
- The troops were then led away in small groups by their hosts. It was just what the Khivans had been waiting for.
- 1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society 2010, p. 19: