Adygei

[ ah-duh-gey, ah-duh-gey; Russian uh-di-gyey ]

/ ˈɑ dəˌgeɪ, ˌɑ dəˈgeɪ; Russian ʌ dɪˈgyeɪ /

noun

Official name Adygei Autonomous Region. an autonomous region in the Russian Federation, part of the Krasnodar territory, in the NW Caucasus Mountains. 1505 sq. mi. (3903 sq. km). Capital: Maikop.

a Circassian language spoken in the Adygei Autonomous Region.

Also Adighe, A·dy·ghe.

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British Dictionary definitions for adygei

Adygei

Adyghe

/ (ˈɑːdɪˌɡeɪ, ˌɑːdɪˈɡeɪ, ˌɑːdɪˈɡɛ) /

noun

plural -gei, -geis, -ghe or -ghes a member of a Circassian people of the Northwest Caucasus

the Circassian language, esp its Western dialectCompare Kabardian

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