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dagestan

/ˌdæɡɪˈstɑːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
dages-tan
IPA
/ˌdæɡɪˈstɑːn/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Дагеста́н, داغستان

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˌdæɡɪˈstɑːn/

Inflected Forms

Daghestan (alternative) Daghistan (alternative) Dāghistān (alternative)

Derived Forms

Dagestani Dagestanian

Frequently Paired Words

Makhachkala

Questions

How do you pronounce dagestan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌdæɡɪˈstɑːn/.
What does dagestan mean?
A republic and federal subject of Russia, located in the Caucasus region. Capital: Makhachkala.
Where does dagestan come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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