Dagestan

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Dagestan

  • /ˌdæɡɪˈstɑːn/ UK
  • /ˌdæɡɪˈstæn/ UK

Where it comes from

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

proper noun Daghestan · Daghistan · Dāghistān

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

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name federal subject of Russia

EspañolDaguestán
한국어다게스탄 dageseutan
日本語ダゲスタン Dagesutan
中文達吉斯坦 /达吉斯坦 Dájísītǎn
हिन्दीदाग़िस्तान dāġistān, दागेस्तान dāgestān
PortuguêsDaguestão
FrançaisDaghestan, Daguestan
DeutschDagestan
ItalianoDaghestan
ΕλληνικάΝταγκεστάν Ntagkestán
RomânăDaghestan
РусскийДагеста́н Dagestán
العربيةدَاغِسْتَان dāḡistān
עבריתדאגסטן dagestan, דָגֶסְטָן dagestan

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Dagestan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dagestan

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@misc{dagestan_2026,
  title = {Dagestan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dagestan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}