Kabardin

noun

Ka·​bar·​din
¦kabər¦dēn
¦käbər-
¦käˌbär
variants or less commonly Kabard
kəˈbärd
plural -s
1
: a member of a Circassian people of the Caucasus mountains
2
or Kabardian
kəˈbärdēən
: the Caucasic language of the Kabardins
Kabardinian adjective

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“Kabardino-Balkaria.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Kabardino-Balkaria. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

Geographical Definition

Kabardino-Balkaria

geographical name

Kab·​ar·​di·​no-Bal·​kar·​ia ˌka-bər-ˈdē-nō-ˌbȯl-ˈka-rē-ə How to pronounce Kabardino-Balkaria (audio)
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variants or Kabardino-Balkariya
autonomous republic of southern Russia in Europe on the northern slopes of the Caucasus Mountains and bordering on the Republic of Georgia; capital Nal'chik area 4826 square miles (12,499 square kilometers), population 859,939
Kabardinian adjective or noun

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