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Makhachkala

proper noun

  1. city in the south of Russia
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Wiktionary

name

Etymology: Borrowed from Russian Махачкала́ (Maxačkalá), in turn from Avar Махӏачхъала (Maḥʳačqxala, literally “Mahach fort, named after Mahach (d. 1918), an Avar Bolshevik”).

  1. The capital and largest city of Daghestan, Russia.
Makhachkala — meaning, definition (proper noun) · Vinony