Bashkiria Syllabification: (Bash·kir·i·a)Pronunciation: /baSHˈki(ə)rēə/Definition of Bashkiria an autonomous republic in central Russia, west of the Urals; population 4,042,900 (est. 2009); capital, Ufa. Also called Bashkir Autonomous Republic, Bashkortostan. Bashkiria in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Bashkiria in the British & World English dictionary