Kyrgyz

British  

/ ˈkɪəɡɪz /

noun

1. a member of a Mongoloid people of central Asia, inhabiting Kyrgyzstan and a vast area of central Siberia

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

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Example Sentences

"It is a fairly expensive sport. So the idea that mountainous Kyrgyzstan could easily develop alpine skiing is false," said Yulia Tenkova from the Kyrgyz Ski Federation.

From Barron's

Tajik and Kyrgyz athletes for years would not even congratulate each other at competitions, as their countries were locked in a long border dispute.

From Barron's

"We train mostly in the Alps," Kyrgyz skier Timur Shakirov says ahead of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.

From Barron's

Now, when the Kyrgyz go to the monarchies of the Gulf, they encounter modern societies where women work, drive and attend university, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Remittances from hundreds of thousands of Kyrgyz labour migrants in Russia make up around a quarter of Kyrgyzstan's GDP, according to the World Bank.

From Barron's