Dagestan

(däˌgĭ-stänˈ, dăgˈĭ-stănˌ)

An autonomous republic of southwest Russia bordering on the Caspian Sea. Settled in the first millennium B.C., it was ceded to Russia by Persia in 1813.

Related Forms:

  • Daˌge·staˈni (-stäˈnē, -stănˈē) adjective & n.
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