Maikop

[ mahy-kawp ]
/ maɪˈkɔp /

noun

a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, SE of Krasnodar.

Definition for maikop (2 of 2)

Adygei
[ ah-duh-gey, ah-duh-gey; Russian uh-di-gyey ]
/ ˈɑ dəˌgeɪ, ˌɑ dəˈgeɪ; Russian ʌ dɪˈgyeɪ /

noun

Official name Adygei Autonomous Region. an autonomous region in the Russian Federation, part of the Krasnodar territory, in the NW Caucasus Mountains. 1505 sq. mi. (3903 sq. km). Capital: Maikop.
a Circassian language spoken in the Adygei Autonomous Region.
Also Adighe, A·dy·ghe.

British Dictionary definitions for maikop (1 of 2)

Maikop
/ (Russian majˈkɔp) /

noun

a city in SW Russia, capital of the Adygei Republic: extensive oilfields to the southwest; mineral springs. Pop: 165 000 (2005 est)

British Dictionary definitions for maikop (2 of 2)

Adygei

Adyghe

/ (ˈɑːdɪˌɡeɪ, ˌɑːdɪˈɡeɪ, ˌɑːdɪˈɡɛ) /

noun

plural -gei, -geis, -ghe or -ghes a member of a Circassian people of the Northwest Caucasus
the Circassian language, esp its Western dialect Compare Kabardian