Kyrgyzstan

[kir-gi-stahn]

noun

official name of Kirghizia.

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Contemporary Examples of kyrgyzstan

There are even worse ones, though less reported, from places like Cameroon, Kyrgyzstan, and Egypt.
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And, as in countless other countries (Uganda, Kyrgyzstan, Nigeria), LGBT people are a convenient scapegoat.
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Once, in 2013, Kyrgyzstan halted water for its reservoirs, and at least 11 regions of Uzbekistan suffered shortages.
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But the same meme has appeared in such far-flung places as Brunei, Kyrgyzstan (there it is again), Tanzania, and Jamaica.
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Jay Michaelson
May 17, 2014
They are important in a way that a Kyrgyzstan or a Turkmenistan simply is not.
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British Dictionary definitions for kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan

Kirghizstan or Kirgizstan

noun

a republic in central Asia: came under Russian rule in the 19th century, became a Soviet republic in 1936 and gained independence in 1991; it has deposits of minerals, oil, and gas. Official languages: Kyrgyz and Russian. Religion: nonreligious, Muslim. Currency: som. Capital: Bishkek. Pop: 5 548 042 (2013 est). Area: 198 500 sq km (76 460 sq miles)

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kyrgyzstan in Culture

Kyrgyzstan

[(keer-gi-stahn, keer-gi-stan)]

Republic in central Asia, bordered to the northwest and north by Kazakhstan, to the east and southeast by China, to the southwest by Tajikistan, and to the west by Uzbekistan. Its capital and largest city is Frunze.

Note

This former member of the Soviet Union declared its independence in 1991.