Main Entry: Kha·kas·sia

Pronunciation: \kə-ˈkäs-yə, ḵə-; kə-ˈka-zhə\

Function: geographical name

autonomous region S Russia in Asia in SW Krasnoyarsk Territory N of the Sayan Mountains ∗ Abakan area about 24,000 square miles (62,400 square kilometers), population 581,000