English Explanatory Dictionary

Elista

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The capital city of Kalmykia, Russia.

Word forms

Elista

Etymology

Transliteration of Russian Элиста́ f inan (Elistá), which is from Written Oirat ᡄᠯᡄᠰᡉᡐᡉ (elesütü, “sandy; Elista”, ornative adjective and proper noun).

Related words

Kalmykia
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