Pishpek

American

[pish-pek, pyi-shpyek] / pɪʃˈpɛk, pjɪˈʃpjɛk /

noun

former name (until 1926) of Bishkek.

Pishpek British

/ pɪʃˈpɛk /

noun

a variant transliteration of the Kyrgyz name for Bishkek

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Pishpek

His phonograph, we were told, had already made its appearance in Pishpek, but the natives did not seem to realize what it was.

From Across Asia on a Bicycle by Allen, Thomas Gaskell

In consequence of the first of a series of accidents to our wheels, we were for several days the guests of the director of the botanical gardens at Pishpek.

From Across Asia on a Bicycle by Allen, Thomas Gaskell

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