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Karachai-Cherkess Republic — /kahr euh chuy cheuhr kes /; Russ. /keuh rddu chyuy chyirdd kyes / an autonomous republic in the S Russian Federation in Europe, in the Caucasus. 422,000; 5442 sq. mi. (14,100 sq. km). Cap.: Cherkessk. Also, Karachayevo Cherkess Republic.… … Useful english dictionary
Karachai — /kar euh chuy /, n., pl. Karachais, (esp. collectively) Karachai for 1. 1. a member of a people living mainly in the Karachai Cherkess Republic, closely related to the Balkar. 2. the Turkic language of these people. * * * … Universalium
Karachai-Cherkessia — /kərʌˈtʃaɪ tʃɛəˈkɛsiə/ (say kuhru chuy chair keseeuh) noun a federal republic in southern Russia, north of the Caucasus Mountains; formerly the Karachai Cherkess Autonomous Region, in Russia within the Soviet Union. 14 100 km2. Capital: Cherkessk …
Circassian nationalism — Circassia. Alexander Keith Johnston, 1861 Circassian nationalism[1] is the desire among Circassians to establish (or rather, revive) an … Wikipedia
