# Lazistan

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. The sanjak comprising the Laz or Lazuri-speaking population on the southeastern shore of the Black Sea.
2. A historical and cultural region of the southwestern Caucasus and northeastern Anatolia, traditionally inhabited by the Laz people, also called Lazona.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish لازستان, itself borrowed from Classical Persian لازستان (lāzistān, “Lazica; Lazia”).

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