kazakhstan

Definition of Kazakhstan in English :

Noun

1. kazak, kazakh, kazakhstan, kazakstan, republic of kazakhstan

a landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Kazakhstan

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noun

a republic in central Asia: conquered by Mongols in the 13th century; came under Russian control in the 18th and 19th centuries; was a Soviet republic from 1936 until it gained independence in 1991. It has rich mineral deposits and agriculture is important. Official language: Russian; Kazakh is also spoken. Religion: Muslim majority, Christian minority. Currency: tenge. Capital: Astana (formerly Akmola, Akmolinsk, or Tselinograd); capital functions moved from Almaty (formerly Alma-Ata) in 1997. Pop: 18 204 499 (2017 est). Area: 2 715 100 sq km (1 048 030 sq miles)

Kazakhstan

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1.

Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic

2.

country in W Asia: became independent upon the breakup of the U.S.S.R. (1991): 1,049,155 sq mi (2,717,301 sq km); pop. 16,464,000; cap. Astana

formerly, Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic

Kazakhstan

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A country of west-central Asia south of Russia and northeast of the Caspian Sea. The original Turkic inhabitants were overrun by the Mongols in the 1200s and ruled by various khanates until the Russian conquest of 1730 to 1863. The region was incorporated into the USSR in 1920 and was named the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic from 1936 to 1991, when it gained its independence. Astana is the capital, and Almaty is the largest city.

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