Pronunciation: k ə - ' käs-y ə , k ̱ ə -; k ə - ' ka-zh ə
Function: geographical name
autonomous region S Russia in Asia in SW Krasnoyarsk Territory N of the Sayan Mountains capital Abakan area ab 24,000 sq mi (62,400 sq km ), pop 581,000
Pronunciation: k ə - ' käs-y ə , k ̱ ə -; k ə - ' ka-zh ə
Function: geographical name
autonomous region S Russia in Asia in SW Krasnoyarsk Territory N of the Sayan Mountains capital Abakan area ab 24,000 sq mi (62,400 sq km ), pop 581,000
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012