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Kirghizia

American  
[kir-gee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh, kyir-gyee-zyi-yuh] / kɪrˈgi ʒə, -ʒi ə, -zi ə, kjɪrˈgji zjɪ jə /

noun

  1. a republic in central Asia, south of Kazakhstan and north of Tadzhikistan (Tajikistan). 76,460 sq. mi. (198,500 sq. km). Bishkek.


Kirghizia British  
/ kɜːˈɡɪzɪə /

noun

  1. the former Russian name for Kyrgyzstan

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