Pronunciation: ˌ kräs-n ə - ' där
Function: geographical name
1 territory S Russia in Europe in N Caucasus region area 32,278 sq mi (83,600 sq km ), pop 5,004,000
2 or formerly Eka · te · ri · no · dar \ i- ˌ kä-t ə - ' r ē -n ə - ˌ där \ city, its capital, on the Kuban' pop 635,000