Adygei
[ ah-di-gey, ah-di-gey; Russian uh-di-gyey ]
/ ˈɑ dɪˌgeɪ, ˌɑ dɪˈgeɪ; Russian ʌ dɪˈgyeɪ /
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noun
Official name A·dy·gei Au·ton·o·mous Re·gion [ah-di-gey aw-ton-uh-muhs ree-juhn] /ˈɑ dɪˌgeɪ ɔˈtɒn ə məs ˌri dʒən/ . an autonomous region in the Russian Federation, part of the Krasnodar territory, in the northwestern Caucasus Mountains. 1,505 sq. mi. (3,903 sq. km). Capital: Maikop.
a Circassian language spoken in the Adygei Autonomous Region.
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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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