Bashkir
Americannoun
plural
Bashkirs,plural
Bashkir-
a member of a people living in the Bashkir Autonomous Republic and adjacent areas.
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the Turkic language of the Bashkir, closely related to Tatar.
noun
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a member of a Mongoloid people of E central Russia, living chiefly in the Bashkir Republic
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the language of this people, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family
Example Sentences
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Bashkir singer Altynai Valitov was visited by local authorities in Ufa after he put out a call on Instagram for protests to take place both in Bashkortostan and elsewhere in Russia.
From BBC • Jan. 19, 2024
“The smartest, strongest Bashkir men are being put under fire,” Mr. Alsynov said on social media last year, a post that contributed to his arrest.
From New York Times • Jan. 18, 2024
Alsynov was a leader of a group that advocated for preserving the Bashkir language and culture, and protested limestone and gold mining operations in the region.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 17, 2024
The 28,000 Russian, Bashkir, and Tatar farmers living on the river—drinking, cooking, and bathing with river water—had no idea.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2013
I turned round, and saw a Cossack coming up from the fort, leading a Bashkir horse, and making signs to me from afar to wait for him.
From The Daughter of the Commandant by Milne-Home, Mary Pamela
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