Kirghizia

[ kir-gee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh; Russian kyir-gyee-zyi-yuh ]

noun
  1. a republic in central Asia, south of Kazakhstan and north of Tadzhikistan (Tajikistan). 76,460 sq. mi. (198,500 sq. km). Capital: Bishkek.

  • Official name Kyr·gyz·stan [kir-gi-stahn] /ˌkɪr gɪˈstɑn/ .
  • Formerly Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic.

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Kirghizia

Kirgizia

/ (kɜːˈɡɪzɪə) /


noun
  1. the former Russian name for Kyrgyzstan

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