Pishpek

American

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

noun

former name (until 1926) of Bishkek.

Pishpek British

/ pɪʃˈpɛk /

noun

a variant transliteration of the Kyrgyz name for Bishkek

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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

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

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