# Abkhazia
## English

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Abkhazia
Abkhazia
Imereti
Samegrelo
Guria
Adjara
Upper Svaneti
Lower Svaneti
Lechkhumi
Kartli
Kakheti
Lower Kartli
Racha
Meskheti
Tori
Trialeti
Javakheti
Tusheti
Khevi
Khevsureti
Mtiuleti
Pshavi
Ertso-Tianeti :
Picture dictionary :
Abkhazia
Abkhazia
Imereti
Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti
Racha-Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti
Guria
Adjara
Samtskhe-Javakheti
Kvemo Kartli
Tbilisi
Shida Kartli
Mtskheta-Mtianeti
Kakheti :

### Alternative forms

* Abkhasia

### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Абха́зия (Abxázija), ultimately from Georgian აფხაზეთი (apxazeti).

### Pronunciation

* (US) IPA: /æbˈkeɪ.ʒi.ə/, /æbˈkeɪ.ʒə/, /æbˈkeɪ.zi.ə/, /æbˈkɑ.ʒi.ə/, /æbˈkɑ.zi.ə/
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### Proper noun

Abkhazia
* A region and de-facto independent but largely unrecognized country on the coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus, which considers itself an independent state called the Republic of Abkhazia; considered part of Georgia's territory by the Georgian government and the vast majority of the international community.
* Kingdom of Abkhazia (a former kingdom in the Caucasus region).

#### Derived terms

* Abkhazian
* Principality of Abkhazia
* Republic of Abkhazia

#### Related terms

* Abkhaz

#### Translations
### See also

* Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic

### References

* 1 2 3 “Abkhazia”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
* 1 2 3 “Abkhazia”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

## Basque
### Etymology

Ultimately from Russian Абха́зия (Abxázija) and Georgian აფხაზეთი (apxazeti).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Navarro-Lapurdian) /abkas̻ia/ [aβ̞.ka.s̻i.a]
* IPA: (Southern) /abxas̻ia/ [aβ̞.xa.s̻i.a]
* IPA: (Gipuzkoan, Navarrese) /abxas̻ia/ [aβ̞.xa.s̻i.a]
* IPA: (Biscayan) /abxas̺ia/ [aβ̞.xa.s̺i.a]
* Rhymes: -ia, -a
* Hyphenation: Ab‧kha‧zi‧a

### Proper noun

Abkhazia inan
* Abkhazia (A region and de-facto independent but largely unrecognized country on the coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus, which considers itself an independent state called the Republic of Abkhazia; considered part of Georgia's territory by the Georgian government and the vast majority of the international community)

#### Derived terms

* abkhazera (“Abkhazian language”)
* abkhaziar (“Abkhazian person”)
* abkhaziera (“Abkhazian language”)

### Further reading

* “162.- Anatoliako eta Hego Kaukasoko toponimia [Toponymy of Anatolia and the South Caucasus]”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Arauak, Euskaltzaindia, 2011

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* Abcásia (reintegrationist)

### Proper noun

Abkhazia f
* Abkhazia (A region and de-facto independent but largely unrecognized country on the coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus, which considers itself an independent state called the Republic of Abkhazia; considered part of Georgia's territory by the Georgian government and the vast majority of the international community)

#### Derived terms

* abkhazo

## Italian
### Proper noun

Abkhazia f
* Abkhazia (A region and de-facto independent but largely unrecognized country on the coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus, which considers itself an independent state called the Republic of Abkhazia; considered part of Georgia's territory by the Georgian government and the vast majority of the international community)

#### Derived terms

* abkhazo

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.biˈka.zi.ɐ/ [a.biˈka.zɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /a.biˈka.zjɐ/, /abˈka.zi.ɐ/ [abˈka.zɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /abˈka.zjɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.biˈka.zi.ɐ/ [a.biˈka.zɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /a.biˈka.zjɐ/, /abˈka.zi.ɐ/ [abˈka.zɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /abˈka.zjɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /abˈka.zi.a/ [abˈka.zɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /abˈka.zja/, /a.biˈka.zi.a/ [a.biˈka.zɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /a.biˈka.zja/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.bɨˈka.zjɐ/ [ɐ.βɨˈka.zjɐ], /ɐˈbka.zjɐ/ [ɐˈβka.zjɐ]

### Proper noun

Abkhazia f
* Alternative spelling of Abcásia: Abkhazia (A region and de-facto independent but largely unrecognized country on the coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus, which considers itself an independent state called the Republic of Abkhazia; considered part of Georgia's territory by the Georgian government and the vast majority of the international community)

## Spanish
### Proper noun

Abkhazia f
* Nonstandard form of Abjasia.