Khiva

[ kee-vuh; Russian khyi-vah ]

/ ˈki və; Russian xyɪˈvɑ /

a former Asian khanate along the Amu Darya River, S of the Aral Sea: now divided between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.

Example sentences from the Web for khiva

He was a Turkoman from Khiva, and belonged to the tribe of Yomut.

rminius Vambry, his life and adventures |rminius Vambry
The Central Asiatics themselves give the preference to the Khiva production, a fact which tends to confirm our opinion.

Sketches of Central Asia (1868) |Arminius Vmbry
Two years later he was sent with a small escort on a dangerous mission to Khiva and Bokhara.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3 |Various
Sometimes a Khiva has a long panel centre, with a prayer niche.

Rugs: Oriental and Occidental, Antique & Modern |Rosa Belle Holt

In Khiva it is woven of cotton and raw silk, in Bokhara and Khokand of cotton alone.

Travels in Central Asia |Arminius Vmbry

Khiva

/ (Russian xiˈva) /

a former khanate of W Asia, on the Amu Darya River: divided between the former Uzbek and Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republics in 1924