Makhachkala

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proper noun

The capital and largest city of Daghestan, Russia.

OriginRussian Махачкала́ ← av МахӀачхъала →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital and largest city of Daghestan, Russia.

Origin

  1. avМахӀачхъала
  2. RussianМахачкала́
  3. EnglishMakhachkala

Borrowed from Russian Махачкала́ (Maxačkalá), in turn from Avar Махӏачхъала (Maḥʳačqxala, literally “Mahach fort, named after Mahach (d. 1918), an Avar Bolshevik”).

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Translations

Arabic مَاخَاتْشْكَالَا, مَحَجّ قَلْعَة
  • مَاخَاتْشْكَالَا (maḵatškalā)capital of Dagestan, Russia
  • مَحَجّ قَلْعَة (maḥajj qalʕa)capital of Dagestan, Russia
Bulgarian Махачкала́
  • Махачкала́ (Mahačkalá)capital of Dagestan, Russia
Catalan Makhatxkalà
  • Makhatxkalàcapital of Dagestan, Russia
Chinese Mandarin 馬哈奇卡拉 /马哈奇卡拉
  • 馬哈奇卡拉 /马哈奇卡拉 (Mǎhāqíkǎlā)capital of Dagestan, Russia
Czech Machačkala
  • Machačkalacapital of Dagestan, Russia
Estonian Mahhatškala
  • Mahhatškalacapital of Dagestan, Russia
Finnish Mahatškala
  • Mahatškalacapital of Dagestan, Russia
French Makhatchkala
  • Makhatchkalacapital of Dagestan, Russia
German Machatschkala
  • Machatschkalacapital of Dagestan, Russia
Hebrew מחצ׳קלה
  • מחצ׳קלהcapital of Dagestan, Russia
Hindi मख़ाच्कला
  • मख़ाच्कला (maxāckalā)capital of Dagestan, Russia
Hungarian Mahacskala
  • Mahacskalacapital of Dagestan, Russia
Japanese マハチカラ
  • マハチカラ (Mahachikara)capital of Dagestan, Russia
Korean 마하치칼라
  • 마하치칼라 (Mahachikalla)capital of Dagestan, Russia
Persian مخاچقلعه
  • مخاچقلعه (maxâč-qal'e)capital of Dagestan, Russia
Polish Machaczkała
  • Machaczkałacapital of Dagestan, Russia
Portuguese Makhachkala, Petrovsk
  • Makhachkalacapital of Dagestan, Russia
  • Petrovskcapital of Dagestan, Russia
Russian Махачкала́
  • Махачкала́ (Maxačkalá)capital of Dagestan, Russia
Slovak Machačkala
  • Machačkalacapital of Dagestan, Russia
Spanish Majachkalá
  • Majachkalácapital of Dagestan, Russia
Turkish Mahaçkale
  • Mahaçkalecapital of Dagestan, Russia
Ukrainian Махачкала́
  • Махачкала́ (Maxačkalá)capital of Dagestan, Russia
Yiddish מאַכאַטשקאַלאַ
  • מאַכאַטשקאַלאַ (makhatshkala)capital of Dagestan, Russia
Cite this entry
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Makhachkala. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Makhachkala

MLA

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

Chicago

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