Definitions for dagestanˌdɑ gəˈstɑn, ˌdæg əˈstæn
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Da•ge•stanˌdɑ gəˈstɑn, ˌdæg əˈstæn(n.)
an autonomous republic in the SW Russian Federation on the W shore of the Caspian Sea. 1,800,000; 19,421 sq. mi. (50,300 sq. km).
Category: Geography (places)
Ref: Cap.: Makhachkala.
Wiktionary
Dagestan(ProperNoun)
A Russian republic in the Caucasus region.
Origin: Derived from Turkic dağ and the Persian suffix -stan.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Dagestan
One of the former Associated Soviet Socialist Republics, situated on the Caspian Sea in southwest Russia.
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