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Abkhazia
//æbˈkeɪ.ʒi.ə// name
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Proper Noun
- 1 A geographic region and de-facto independent but largely unrecognized country on the coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus on the border of Europe and Asia, which considers itself an independent state called the Republic of Abkhazia; considered part of Georgia's territory by the Georgian government and the vast majority of the international community.
- 2 Kingdom of Abkhazia (a former kingdom in the Caucasus region).
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Абха́зия (Abxázija), ultimately from Georgian აფხაზეთი (apxazeti).
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