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Type Political Subdivision
Usage English
Pronounced Pron. /ʊd.ˈmʊr.ʃə/  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

From Russian Удмуртия (Udmurtiya), which is derived from the name of the Udmurt people. The ethnic name is from odo-mort meaning "meadow people", from the Permic root od(o) meaning "meadow, glade, turf" and Iranian murt meaning "person, man". This is the name of a federal subject of Russia.
Added 3/5/2017 by HL
Edited 9/9/2021 by HL


See Also

User submission Udmúrtia