Kyrgyz
Britishnoun
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a member of a Mongoloid people of central Asia, inhabiting Kyrgyzstan and a vast area of central Siberia
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the language of this people, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family
Example Sentences
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"It is a fairly expensive sport. So the idea that mountainous Kyrgyzstan could easily develop alpine skiing is false," said Yulia Tenkova from the Kyrgyz Ski Federation.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
Now, when the Kyrgyz go to the monarchies of the Gulf, they encounter modern societies where women work, drive and attend university, he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026
Remittances from hundreds of thousands of Kyrgyz labour migrants in Russia make up around a quarter of Kyrgyzstan's GDP, according to the World Bank.
From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025
In January, the Kyrgyz and Uzbek governments demanded that Russia investigate a social media video showing migrant workers being insulted and humiliated during a raid in Yekaterinburg.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2024
In December 2006, the Kyrgyz parliament voted to adopt new amendments, restoring some of the presidential powers lost in the November 2006 constitutional change.
From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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