Alania
See also: Alânia
English
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Etymology
[edit]See Alan.
Proper noun
[edit]Alania
- (historical) A medieval kingdom of the Alans (proto-Ossetians) in the Northern Caucasus, roughly in the location of the modern republics of Adygea, Chechnya, Ingushetia and North Ossetia-Alania in modern Russia, existing from the 9th to 13th centuries CE.
- (colloquial) North Ossetia-Alania: A republic and federal subject of Russia, located in the Northern Caucasus mountains.
Related terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]medieval kingdom of Alans
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- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English terms with historical senses
- en:Former polities
- en:Places in Adygea, Russia
- en:Places in Russia
- en:Places in Chechnya, Russia
- en:Places in Ingushetia, Russia
- en:Places in North Ossetia-Alania, Russia
- English colloquialisms
- en:North Ossetia-Alania, Russia
- en:Republics of Russia
- en:Federal subjects of Russia