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

In 1994, the U.S. removed uranium from Kazakhstan in an operation dubbed Project Sapphire.

From The Wall Street Journal

Originally from Kazakhstan, he came to the UK in 1992, leaving his wife and two children behind.

From BBC

Demonstrations -- already rare in Kazakhstan -- could also face further limitations.

From Barron's

The IEA expects the global supply of oil to fall by 8 million barrels per day in March, with production cuts partially offset by higher output from non-OPEC+ members Kazakhstan and Russia.

From MarketWatch

The IEA expects the global supply of oil to fall by 8 million barrels per day in March, with production cuts partially offset by higher output from non-OPEC+ members, Kazakhstan and Russia.

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