Dagestan

[ dah-guh-stahn, dag-uh-stan; Russian duh-gyi-stahn ]

noun

1. an autonomous republic in the SW Russian Federation on the W shore of the Caspian Sea. 19,421 sq. mi. (50,300 sq. km). : Makhachkala. Formerly Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.
2. a closely woven carpet of this region having a floral design and a zigzag border, usually in pastel shades.

Example Sentences

The Vilayat Dagestan issued a quasi-denial in the wake of the attack.

From The Daily Beast

Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the elder brother, is known to have traveled to Dagestan for several months in 2012.

From The Daily Beast

Plotnikov was, presumably, a member of the Vilayat Dagestan or one of its associated groups.

From The Daily Beast

But in 1991, as the former Soviet Union broke apart, Chechnya and Dagestan declared their independence from Moscow.

From The Daily Beast

Dagestan, the biggest and most populated republic of the North Caucasus, is a place where insurgents often strike.

From The Daily Beast

It was Peter the Great who, in 1722, invaded Dagestan and seized the greater part of this territory.

From Project Gutenberg