Dagestan

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UK/ˌdæɡɪˈstɑːn/UK/ˌdæɡɪˈstæn/

proper noun

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

OriginRussian Дагеста́н ← Ottoman Turkish داغستان →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Daghestan · alternative Daghistan · alternative Dāghistān

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

Origin

  1. Ottoman Turkishداغستان
  2. RussianДагеста́н
  3. EnglishDagestan

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

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Translations

Arabic دَاغِسْتَان
  • دَاغِسْتَان (dāḡistān)federal subject of Russia
Bengali দাগেস্তান
  • দাগেস্তান (dagestan)federal subject of Russia
Bulgarian Дагеста́н
  • Дагеста́н (Dagestán)federal subject of Russia
Catalan Daguestan
  • Daguestanfederal subject of Russia
Chinese Mandarin 達吉斯坦 /达吉斯坦
  • 達吉斯坦 /达吉斯坦 (Dájísītǎn)federal subject of Russia
Czech Dagestán
  • Dagestánfederal subject of Russia
Danish Dagestan
  • Dagestanfederal subject of Russia
Dutch Dagestan
  • Dagestanfederal subject of Russia
Esperanto Dagestano
  • Dagestanofederal subject of Russia
Estonian Dagestan
  • Dagestanfederal subject of Russia
Finnish Dagestan
  • Dagestanfederal subject of Russia
French Daghestan, Daguestan
  • Daghestanfederal subject of Russia
  • Daguestanfederal subject of Russia
German Dagestan
  • Dagestanfederal subject of Russia
Greek Νταγκεστάν
  • Νταγκεστάν (Ntagkestán)federal subject of Russia
Hebrew דאגסטן, דָגֶסְטָן
  • דאגסטן (dagestan)federal subject of Russia
  • דָגֶסְטָן (dagestan)federal subject of Russia
Hindi दाग़िस्तान, दागेस्तान
  • दाग़िस्तान (dāġistān)federal subject of Russia
  • दागेस्तान (dāgestān)federal subject of Russia
Hungarian Dagesztán
  • Dagesztánfederal subject of Russia
Irish an Dagastáin
  • an Dagastáinfederal subject of Russia
Italian Daghestan
  • Daghestanfederal subject of Russia
Japanese ダゲスタン
  • ダゲスタン (Dagesutan)federal subject of Russia
Korean 다게스탄
  • 다게스탄 (dageseutan)federal subject of Russia
Latvian Dagestāna
  • Dagestānafederal subject of Russia
Lithuanian Dagestanas
  • Dagestanasfederal subject of Russia
Persian داغستان
  • داغستان (dâġestân)federal subject of Russia
Polish Dagestan
  • Dagestanfederal subject of Russia
Portuguese Daguestão
  • Daguestãofederal subject of Russia
Romanian Daghestan, Дагестан
  • Daghestanfederal subject of Russia
  • Дагестан (Daghestan)federal subject of Russia
Russian Дагеста́н
  • Дагеста́н (Dagestán)federal subject of Russia
Spanish Daguestán
  • Daguestánfederal subject of Russia
Swedish Dagestan
  • Dagestanfederal subject of Russia
Thai ดาเกสตาน
  • ดาเกสตาน (daa-gee-sà-dtaan)federal subject of Russia
Turkish Dağıstan
  • Dağıstanfederal subject of Russia
Ukrainian Дагеста́н, Даґеста́н
  • Дагеста́н (Dahestán)federal subject of Russia
  • Даґеста́н (Dagestán)federal subject of Russia
Urdu داغستان
  • داغستان (dāġistān)federal subject of Russia

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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