# Abkhazia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /æbˈkeɪ.ʒi.ə/ · frequency rank #44,035

## Definitions
1. A geographic region and de-facto independent but largely unrecognized country on the coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus on the border of Europe and Asia, which considers itself an independent state called the Republic of Abkhazia; considered part of Georgia's territory by the Georgian government and the vast majority of the international community.
2. Kingdom of Abkhazia (a former kingdom in the Caucasus region).

## Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Абха́зия (Abxázija), ultimately from Georgian აფხაზეთი (apxazeti).

## Common misspellings (11)
`abbkhazia`, `abhkazia`, `abkahzia`, `abkhaiza`, `abkhazai`, `abkhazzia`, `abkhhazia`, `abkhzaia`, `abkkhazia`, `akbhazia`, `bakhazia`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/abkhazia