Nogai
noun
a member of a people living in the Caucasus region.
Nogais
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pluralof Nogai.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A cloud of white steam surrounded the prince; for just the moment before two Nogais had attacked him.
From The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. by Henryk Sienkiewicz
The territory of the Nogais is still common property, and the want of finite boundaries occasions many quarrels, especially at harvest time.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Xavier Hommaire de Hell
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 Xavier Hommaire de Hell
Orphans and old people are left to the care of their friends or relations, for the Nogais have no public establishment for the indigent.
From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Xavier Hommaire de Hell
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 Xavier Hommaire de Hell
