Kyrgyz
Britishnoun
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a member of a Mongoloid people of central Asia, inhabiting Kyrgyzstan and a vast area of central Siberia
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the language of this people, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family
Example Sentences
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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 • Feb. 12, 2026
"We train mostly in the Alps," Kyrgyz skier Timur Shakirov says ahead of the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.
From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026
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 • Jan. 3, 2026
In January, the Kyrgyz and Uzbek governments demanded that Russia investigate a social media video showing migrant workers being insulted and humiliated during a raid in Yekaterinburg.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2024
The Kyrgyz staged a major revolt against the Tsarist Empire in 1916 in which almost one-sixth of the Kyrgyz population was killed.
From The 2008 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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