Kazakhstan

[ kah-zahk-stahn ]

noun

1. a republic in central Asia, NE of the Caspian Sea and W of China. 1,049,155 sq. mi. (2,717,311 sq. km). : Akmola.

Kazakhstan

/ ˌkɑːzɑːkˈstæn; -ˈstɑːn /

noun

1. 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: Kazakh. Religion: nonreligious, Muslim, and Christian. Official currency: tenge. Capital: Astana (formerly Akmola, Akmolinsk, or Tselinograd); capital functions moved from Almaty (formerly Alma-Ata) in 1997. Pop: 17 736 896 (2013 est). Area: 2 715 100 sq km (1 048 030 sq miles)

Kazakhstan

1. Republic in west-central Asia , bordered on the northwest and north by Russia , on the east by China , on the south by Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan , and on the west by the Caspian Sea . Its capital and largest city is Alma-Ata.

Notes

This former member of the Soviet Union declared its independence in 1990. It possesses valuable oil reserves.

Example Sentences

As to whether Kazakhstan will pass a Russia-style Anti-Propaganda Law, that is a different matter.

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The Kansas landscape on the tapestries is not recognizable, he says: “It could be Kazakhstan.”

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I am a former soldier and I asked my friends who served with me to help and they have come from Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan.

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Just what is it about the British royal family and Kazakhstan?

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So just what is it about the British royal family and Kazakhstan?

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