/ab kay"zheuh, -zee euh/ ; Russ. /ub khah"zyi yeuh/ , n.
an autonomous republic in the Georgian Republic, on the E coast of the Black Sea. 506,000; 3360 sq. mi. (8600 sq. km). Cap.: Sukhumi.
Also, Abkhasia . Formerly, Abkhaz Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic .