[dah-guh-stahn, dag-uh-stan; Russ. duh-gyi-stahn] 
| 1. | an autonomous republic in the SW Russian Federation on the W shore of the Caspian Sea. 1,800,000; 19,421 sq. mi. (50,300 sq. km). Capital: Makhachkala. Formerly, Dagestan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. |
| 2. | a closely woven carpet of this region having a floral design and a zigzag border, usually in pastel shades. |
| Da·ge·stan (dä'gĭ-stän', dāg'ĭ-stān') An autonomous republic of southwest Russia bordering on the Caspian Sea. Settled in the first millennium B.C., it was ceded to Russia by Persia in 1813. Da'ge·sta'ni (-stä'nē, -stān'ē) adj. & n. |
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