abkhazia

/AE0 B K AA1 Z Y AH0/
noun
  1. 1

    A geographic region and de-facto independent but largely unrecognized country on the coast of the Black Sea and the south-western flank of the Caucasus on the border of Europe and Asia, which considers itself an independent state called the Republic of Abkhazia; considered part of Georgia's territory by the Georgian government and the vast majority of the international community.

  2. 2

    Kingdom of Abkhazia (a former kingdom in the Caucasus region).