Kirghizes
- plural of Kirghiz.
Example Sentences
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The Kirghizes walked on foot and urged the animals up towards the giddy heights.
From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders
The Kirghizes who should have furnished us with a tent had been delayed on a pass by an avalanche of snow which overwhelmed forty sheep.
From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders
When the sun was at its height I was escorted to the arena by forty-two Kirghizes, who rode beside and behind me.
From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders
Here live the Kirghizes, a fine race of graziers and horsemen.
From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders
The Kirghizes usually protect their eyes by a long lock of horse-hair hanging down over the forehead from beneath the cap, or blacken the eye cavities and nose with charcoal.
From From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People by Hedin, Sven Anders