Nogai
Americannoun
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a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
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the Turkic language of the Nogai people.
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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
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
The Nogai constructs his own cottage with bricks dried in the sun, and whitewashes it regularly once a year within and without.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de
The Nogai is of moderate stature, but well proportioned; his movements are free and unembarrassed, and his attitude is never awkward under any circumstances.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de
He also brought with him imperial orders for Han Tatar Nogai to collect some troops with which to come to his aid.
From Roumanian Stories Translated from the Original Roumanian by Various
And so these Nogais take employment as interpreters.
From The Adventures of a Special Correspondent by Verne, Jules
Under Count Maison's wise and disinterested administration, all these old habits disappeared by degrees, and the Nogais began to improve their condition.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de
Lastly, there are the black Nogais, who occupy the banks of the Terek, to the number of 8432 tents.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de
The pilgrimage to Mecca, is not quite obligatory on the Nogais, who generally exempt themselves from it by means of offerings and sacrifices.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de
About the same period, and under the same influence, began the emigration of the Tatars and Nogais, some of whom retired into Turkey, others joined the mountaineers of the Caucasus.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Hell, Xavier Hommaire de
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