Kazakhstan

American  

[kah-zahk-stahn] / ˌkɑ zɑkˈstɑn /

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.

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Kazakhstan British  

/ -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)

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Kazakhstan Cultural  

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.

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

Example Sentences

A drone crashed into a Kazakh-chartered oil tanker en route to a Russian Black Sea port earlier Tuesday, causing an explosion but no serious damage, Kazakhstan's state energy firm Kazmunaygas said.

From Barron's

It was his second tournament victory in three months after his first title in two years came at Kazakhstan in October,

From Barron's

Kulibayev is the son-in-law of Kazakhstan's then-president and was one of the most influential officials in the central Asian country's oil and gas industry.

From BBC

"It's always a tough battle against Paula, she has great shots, plays really fast and has a great serve," Kazakhstan's Rybakina said.

From Barron's

Over the same period, the United Arab Emirates experienced the greatest decline in age-standardized incidence, while Kazakhstan saw the largest decrease in age-standardized death rates.

From Science Daily