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Pishpek

[ pish-pek; Russian pyi-shpyek ]
/ pɪʃˈpɛk; Russian pyɪˈʃpyɛk /

noun

former name (until 1926) of Bishkek.

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Words nearby Pishpek

pisco, pisé, Pisgah, pish, pishogue, Pishpek, Pisidia, Pisidian, pisiform, pisiform bone, Pisistratidae
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British Dictionary definitions for Pishpek

Pishpek
/ (pɪʃˈpɛk) /

noun

a variant transliteration of the Kyrgyz name for Bishkek
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