Bashkir n
1 pl , -kir, -kirs a member of a Mongoloid people of E central Russia, living chiefly in the Bashkir Republic
2 the language of this people, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family
Bashkir Republic n
a constituent republic of E central Russia, in the S Urals: established as the first Soviet autonomous republic in 1919; rich mineral resources. Capital: Ufa. Pop.: 4080000 (1995 est.). Area: 143600 sq. km (55430 sq. miles), (Also called)
Bashkiria Bashkortostan (Russian)