Save Type Political Subdivision Usage Russian Scripts Дагестан(Russian) Pronounced Pron. /də.ɡʲɪ.ˈstan/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History Derived from Turkish dağ meaning "mountain" and the Persian suffix ستان (stan 2) meaning "land of". This is the name of a federal subject of Russia.
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