Alania

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Alania

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See Alan.

proper noun

historical A medieval kingdom of the Alans (proto-Ossetians) in the Northern Caucasus, roughly in the location of the modern republics of Adygea, Chechnya, Ingushetia and North Ossetia-Alania in modern Russia, existing from the 9th to 13th centuries CE.
colloquial North Ossetia-Alania: A republic and federal subject of Russia, located in the Northern Caucasus mountains.

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name medieval kingdom of Alans

Español	Alania
Português	Alânia
Română	Alania
Русский	Ала́ния Alánija

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@misc{alania_2026,
  title = {Alania},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/alania},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}