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

/ -ˈstɑːn, ˌkɑːzɑːkˈstæn /

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.

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

Example Sentences

Rudi Garcia's Red Devils -- who beat Wales 4-3 at home in June -- now know one win from their two games next month away to Kazakhstan and at home to Liechtenstein will clinch top spot.

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“The vibration from San Francisco goes up to the steppes of Kazakhstan,” said Sanzhar, who is staying at a hotel in the Nob Hill neighborhood.

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Kazakhstan is also organizing itself and has a very interesting role in this growing Middle Corridor that moves goods from the Far East and goes all the way to Warsaw.

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Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria and Oman—will next meet on Nov. 2.

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Cardiff University has defended the opening of its first overseas campus, thousands of miles away in Kazakhstan, after a union said the move posed a risk to its reputation.

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