Kirghiz

American  

[kir-geez, kyir-gyees] / kɪrˈgiz, kyɪrˈgyis /

noun

plural

Kirghizes,

plural

Kirghiz

1. a member of a formerly nomadic people dwelling chiefly in Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan).

2. the Turkic language of the Kirghiz.

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Kirghiz British  

/ ˈkɜːɡɪz /

noun

1. a variant spelling of Kyrgyz

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Example Sentences

Kazakhs make up 8 percent of the population, and the rest are Hui, Kirghiz and Mongols, among others.

From New York Times

Xinjiang is also home to other ethnic groups such as the Kazakh and Kirghiz.

From New York Times

I must say that I was astonished to see how well the Kirghiz horses stood the long journeys.

From Project Gutenberg

He had been to the southern frontier of the empire, the other side of the Danube, in the Kirghiz Steppe, in Eastern Siberia, the Caucasus, in a word, everywhere.

From Project Gutenberg

Some of the regiments were composed of Kirghiz; and one, at least, of Mongolians pure and simple.

From Project Gutenberg