Abkhazia

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US/æbˈkeɪ.ʒi.ə/

proper noun

A geographic region and de-facto independent but largely unrecognized country on the coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus on the border of Europe and Asia, which considers itself an independent state called the Republic of Abkhazia; considered part of Georgia's territory by the Georgian government and the vast majority of the international community.

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Abkhasia

  1. A geographic region and de-facto independent but largely unrecognized country on the coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus on the border of Europe and Asia, which considers itself an independent state called the Republic of Abkhazia; considered part of Georgia's territory by the Georgian government and the vast majority of the international community.
  2. Kingdom of Abkhazia (a former kingdom in the Caucasus region).

Origin

  1. Georgianაფხაზეთი
  2. RussianАбха́зия
  3. EnglishAbkhazia

Borrowed from Russian Абха́зия (Abxázija), ultimately from Georgian აფხაზეთი (apxazeti).

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Afrikaans Abchasië
  • Abchasiëterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Arabic أَبْخَازْيَا
  • أَبْخَازْيَا (ʔabḵāzyā)territory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Bengali আবখাজিয়া
  • আবখাজিয়া (abkhajiẏa)territory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Bulgarian Абха́зия
  • Абха́зия (Abházija)territory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Catalan Abkhàzia
  • Abkhàziaterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Chinese Mandarin 阿布哈茲 /阿布哈兹
  • 阿布哈茲 /阿布哈兹 (Ābùhāzī)territory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Czech Abcházie
  • Abcházieterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Danish Abkhasien
  • Abkhasienterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Dutch Abchazië
  • Abchaziëterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Esperanto Abĥazio, Abĥazujo
  • Abĥazioterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
  • Abĥazujoterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Estonian Abhaasia
  • Abhaasiaterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Finnish Abhasia
  • Abhasiaterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
French Abkhazie
  • Abkhazieterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
German Abchasien
  • Abchasienterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Greek Αμπχαζία
  • Αμπχαζία (Ampchazía)territory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Hebrew אַבְּחַזְיָה
  • אַבְּחַזְיָה (abkhaziya)territory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Hindi अबख़ाज़िया
  • अबख़ाज़िया (abxāziyā)territory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Hungarian Abházia
  • Abháziaterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Icelandic Abkasía
  • Abkasíaterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Indonesian Abkhazia
  • Abkhaziaterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Irish an Abcáis
  • an Abcáisterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Italian Abcasia, Abkhazia
  • Abcasiaterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
  • Abkhaziaterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Japanese アブハジア
  • アブハジア (Abuhajia)territory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Korean 압하스
  • 압하스 (Aphaseu)territory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Latvian Abhāzija
  • Abhāzijaterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Lithuanian Abchazija
  • Abchazijaterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Malay Abkhazia
  • Abkhaziaterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Norwegian Bokmål Abkhasia
  • Abkhasiaterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Persian آبخاز, آبخازیه
  • آبخاز (âbxâz)territory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
  • آبخازیه (âbxâziye)territory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
  • آبخازستان (âbxâzestân)territory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Polish Abchazja
  • Abchazjaterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Portuguese Abcázia, Abecásia
  • Abcáziaterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
  • Abecásiaterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Punjabi ਅਬਖ਼ਾਜ਼ੀਆ
  • ਅਬਖ਼ਾਜ਼ੀਆ (abaxāzīā)territory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Romanian Abhazia
  • Abhaziaterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Russian Абха́зия
  • Абха́зия (Abxázija)territory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Slovak Abcházsko
  • Abcházskoterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Spanish Abjasia
  • Abjasiaterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Swedish Abchazien
  • Abchazienterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Tagalog Abkasya
  • Abkasyaterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Tamil அப்காசியா
  • அப்காசியா (apkāciyā)territory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Thai อับฮาเซีย
  • อับฮาเซีย (àp-haasia)territory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Turkish Abhazya
  • Abhazyaterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Ukrainian Абха́зія
  • Абха́зія (Abxázija)territory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Urdu ابخازیا
  • ابخازیا (abxāziyā)territory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Vietnamese Abkhazia
  • Abkhaziaterritory in the Caucasus — see also Republic of Abkhazia
Cite this entry
APA

Abkhazia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abkhazia

MLA

“Abkhazia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abkhazia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Abkhazia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Abkhazia.

Source: Abkhazia on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.