Bashkortostan
geographical name
Bash·kor·to·stan
bäsh-ˈkȯr-tə-ˌstän 
-ˌstan
variants
or Bashkir Republic
ˌbash-ˈkir
ˌbäsh-
autonomous republic of eastern Russia in Europe in the southern Ural Mountains; capital Ufa area 55,443 square miles (143,597 square kilometers), population 4,008,000
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“Bashkortostan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Bashkortostan. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
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