Definitions

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  • noun member of an Iranian-speaking people inhabiting the southwestern shore of the Caspian Sea
  • adjective relating to Talysh people, their culture or language
  • proper noun the Western Iranian language of Talysh people

Etymologies

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A connection with the name of the Cadusii has been suggested.

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Examples

  • The territory of the Talysh region is formed from Paleogenic volcanic and volcanogenic-sedimentary deposits.

    Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests 2007

  • This ecoregion covers the Lenkoran lowland and Talysh mountains of southeast Azerbaijan and adjoining territories of northwest Iran along the Caspian shoreline.

    Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests 2007

  • Characteristic vegetation on the Talysh mountain consists of humid oak forests rich in relic and endemic species.

    Caspian Hyrcanian mixed forests 2007

  • Political pressure groups and leaders: Sadval, Lezgin movement; self-proclaimed Armenian Nagorno-Karabakh Republic; Talysh independence movement

    The 2001 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Republic; Talysh independence movement; Union of Pro-Azerbaijani

    The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Nagorno-Karabakh Republic; Talysh independence movement

    The 1995 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Republic; Talysh independence movement; Union of Pro-Azerbaijani

    The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Nagorno-Karabakh Republic; Talysh independence movement

    The 2001 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Nagorno-Karabakh Republic; Talysh independence movement; Union of

    The 2005 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

  • Nagorno-Karabakh Republic; Talysh independence movement; Union of

    The 2007 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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