English Explanatory Dictionary

Dagestan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A republic and federal subject of Russia, located in the Caucasus region. Capital: Makhachkala.

Pronunciation

/ˌdæɡɪˈstɑːn/ /ˌdæɡɪˈstæn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Dagestan.wav

Word forms

Dagestan Daghestan Daghistan Dāghistān

Etymology

From Russian Дагеста́н (Dagestán), from Ottoman Turkish داغستان (Dağıstan), from Ottoman Turkish داغ (dağ, “mountain”) + Classical Persian ـِسْتَان (-istān, “-land”).

Related words

Makhachkala

Derived words

Dagestani
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