Astana

[ahs-tah-nah]

noun

1. the capital city of Kazakhstan, in the northern part, on the Ishim River.

Astana

/ æˈstænə /

noun

1. Former names: Akmolinsk.  Tselinograd.  Akmola. the capital of Kazakhstan, in the N of the country; replaced Almaty as capital in 1997; an important railway junction. Pop: 335 000 (2005 est)

Example Sentences

Certain Kazakh vendors selling Molecule to Russians told the BBC they bought stock from friends or warehouses in the capital Astana but couldn't name the original supplier.

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More than 300 students have started lectures at the new campus, named Cardiff University Kazakhstan, in the capital Astana.

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By real world, Bellamy meant the aforementioned obstacles he and his players had to overcome in order to win in Astana.

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Astana is an unusual place, a shiny – somewhat soulless – concrete metropolis purpose built in 1997 as the new capital city of the country.

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After facing Kazakhstan in Astana, Wales host Canada in a friendly five days later.

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