Adygei

[ah-duh-gey, ah-duh-gey; Russ. uh-di-gyey]

A·dy·gei

[ah-duh-gey, ah-duh-gey; Russ. uh-di-gyey]
noun
1.
Official name, Adygei Autonomous Region. an autonomous region in the Russian Federation, part of the Krasnodar territory, in the NW Caucasus Mountains. 410,000; 1505 sq. mi. (3903 sq. km). Capital: Maikop.
2.
a Circassian language spoken in the Adygei Autonomous Region.
Also, Adighe, A·dy·ghe.
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Adygei is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
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Adygei or Adyghe (ˈɑːdɪˌɡeɪ, ˌɑːdɪˈɡeɪ, ˌɑːdɪˈɡɛ, ˈɑːdɪˌɡeɪ, ˌɑːdɪˈɡeɪ, ˌɑːdɪˈɡɛ)
 
n , -gei, -geis, -ghe, -ghes
1.  a member of a Circassian people of the Northwest Caucasus
2.  Compare Kabardian the Circassian language, esp its Western dialect
 
Adyghe or Adyghe
 
n

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