Kabardino-Balkar Autonomous Republic: Meaning and Definition of

Kab•ar•di'no-Bal•kar' Auton'omous Repub'lic

Pronunciation: (kab"ur-dē'nō-bôl-kär', -bal-, -bôl'kär, -bal'- Russ. ku-bur-dyē'nu-bul-kär'), [key]
  1. an autonomous republic in the Russian Federation in N Caucasia, N of the Georgian Republic. 675,000; 4747 sq. mi. (12,295 sq. km). Cap.: Nalchik.
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