Dagestan

name

Definitions

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

Etymology

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

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