# Dagestan

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌdæɡɪˈstɑːn/ · frequency rank #46,409

## Definitions
1. A republic and federal subject of Russia, located in the Caucasus region. Capital: Makhachkala.

## Etymology
From Russian Дагеста́н (Dagestán), from Ottoman Turkish داغستان (Dağıstan), from Ottoman Turkish داغ (dağ, “mountain”) + Classical Persian ـِسْتَان (-istān, “-land”).

## Common misspellings (12)
`adgestan`, `daegstan`, `dagesatn`, `dagesstan`, `dagestann`, `dagestna`, `dagesttan`, `dagetsan`, `daggestan`, `dagsetan`, `ddagestan`, `dgaestan`

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