Nogai

American  

[noh-gahy] / ˈnoʊ gaɪ /

Or Nogay

noun

plural

Nogais,

plural

Nogai

1. a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.

2. the Turkic language of the Nogai people.

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Example Sentences

Some reports have suggested a connection with the Nogai Brigade, an insurgent group in the Stavropol region of southern Russia.

From Salon • Feb. 1, 2011

But long before his death, in the time of Catherine II., these Nogai hordes were completely subjected to the laws of the empire, and were under the management of Russian officials.

From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de

Their land is divided into four Roads, called the Roads of Siberia, of Kasan, of Nogai, and of Osa, a place on the Kama.

From Lectures on The Science of Language by Müller, Max

War broke out in 1262, when 30,000 men from Kipchak, under the command of Nogai, passed Derbend into the province of Shirwan.

From The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 by Yule, Henry

When the Nogai has two or more wives he constructs his house in such a manner that each of them may have her separate room.

From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de