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Kardashian

adj · name · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • US: [khɑɹˈdæʃi.ən]
  • CMU ARPABET: K AA1 D AH0 SH EY2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, relating to or characteristic of the Kardashian family.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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2

name

Meaning 2

A surname from Armenian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from Armenian Քարտաշյան (Kʻartašyan) (Western Armenian pronunciation). (adjective): by analogy with -ian.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: Քարտաշյան (Kʻartašyan) — surname
  • Armenian: Քարդաշյան (Kʻardašyan) — surname
  • Chinese Mandarin: 卡戴珊 (Kǎdàishān) — surname
  • Russian: Кардашя́н (Kardašján) — surname
  • Serbo-Croatian: Кардашијан — surname
  • Serbo-Croatian: Kardašijan — surname
  • Uyghur: كارداشىيان (kardashiyan) — surname