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Beslan
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English
Proper noun
en town/administrative center dist/Pravoberezhny rep/North Ossetia-Alania c/Russia.
Translations
city in North Ossetia-Alania, Russia
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 別斯蘭
Ossetian: os Беслӕн
Portuguese: pt Beslan f
Russian: ru Беслан m
Anagrams
en abelns Blanes ablens
Portuguese
Pronunciation
pt /bez.ˈlɐ̃/ BR
Proper noun
f
pt town/administrative center dist/Pravoberezhny District rep/North Ossetia-Alania c/Russia Beslan
Turkish
Etymology
From West Circassian tr ady Бэслъэн or East Circassian tr kbd Бэслъэн. A traditional name widely used across the North Caucasus, believed to be a localized Caucasian contraction or variant incorporating the Turkic root trk-pro *arslan lion, adopted into Circassian princely naming traditions.
Proper noun
tr male West Circassian, popular among Circassians in Turkey. Circassian names are generally losing popularity due to assimilation and Turkification.
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