Kazakh

or Ka·zak

[ kuh-zahk ]

/ kəˈzɑk /

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noun

a member of a nomadic Muslim people living mainly in Kazakhstan.

the Turkic language of the Kazakh people.

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Words nearby Kazakh

kaylied, kayo, Kayser-Fleischer rings, Kayseri, kazachok, Kazakh, Kazakhstan, Kazan, Kazan Retto, Kazantzakis, kazatsky

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How to use Kazakh in a sentence

In 2019, Bilash was arrested for his vocal criticism of the Kazakh government’s close ties to China, which he blames for its weak stance in support of ethnic Kazakhs caught up in China’s camps.
How YouTube’s rules are used to silence human rights activists|Eileen Guo|June 24, 2021|MIT Technology Review
This also underscores the organization’s integrity, says Serikzhan Bilash, a prominent Kazakh activist and the owner of the channel.
How YouTube’s rules are used to silence human rights activists|Eileen Guo|June 24, 2021|MIT Technology Review
Though she was traveling with a Muslim Kazakh family, Li never addresses these dynamics explicitly.
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In it, Li recounts months spent traveling with a man named Cuma and his family, who are Kazakh nomadic herders, to their winter grazing lands.
3 Beloved Nature Books You Probably Haven’t Read|Erin Berger|March 25, 2021|Outside Online

When I went to Kazakhstan, for example, people thought I might be Kazakh, or one of the people thought I might be Siberian when I went to Russia.
Lisa Ling to Young Women: Freeze Your Eggs|Eugene Robinson|December 17, 2020|Ozy
In 2012, the Kazakh foreign minister actually thanked Baron Cohen for making the movie.
When Countries Lose Their Shit Over American Movies|Asawin Suebsaeng|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for Kazakh

Kazakh

Kazak

/ (kəˈzɑːk, kɑː-) /

noun

plural -zakhs or -zaks a member of a traditionally Muslim Mongoloid people of Kazakhstan

the language of this people, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family

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