Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A country of west-central Asia south of Russia and northeast of the Caspian Sea. The original Turkic inhabitants were overrun by the Mongols in the 1200s and ruled by various khanates until the Russian conquest of 1730 to 1863. The region was incorporated into the USSR in 1920 and was named the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic from 1936 to 1991, when it gained its independence. Astana is the capital, and Almaty is the largest city.
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- proper noun A country in Central
Asia . Official name: Republic of Kazakhstan (Qazaqstan Respublikasy).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991
Etymologies
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Examples
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 83 (Kazakhstan and Russia) (1999) @Kazakhstan: Transportation
The 2000 CIA World Factbook United States. Central Intelligence Agency
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VOICE OF ROMAN VASSILENKO, KAZAKHSTAN EMBASSY SPOKESMAN: What he represents, though is not Kazakhstan.
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VOICE OF ROMAN VASSILENKO, KAZAKHSTAN EMBASSY SPOKESMAN: What he represents, though is not Kazakhstan.
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VOICE OF ROMAN VASSILENKO, KAZAKHSTAN EMBASSY SPOKESMAN: What he represents, though is not Kazakhstan.
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The opposition in Kazakhstan is a ragged assembly of former officials who got exposed for their machinations.
Global Voices in English » Kazakhstan: Propaganda Allergies 2009
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"The danger in Kazakhstan is instability of the political system," he said.
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"The danger in Kazakhstan is instability of the political system," he said.
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It’s a shame that the image most of us have of Jewish life in Kazakhstan is so wide of the mark.
Beyond Borat or My Lunch With the Chief Rabbi of Kazakhstan « The Blog at 16th and Q 2009
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I filmed this in Kazakhstan: "Tupac in Kazakhstan."
Boing Boing 2009
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George Bush welcomed Kazakhstan Dictator Nazarbayev into the White House … a man who moved $1B in Kazakhstan oil money into his personal account … so you think this is a big deal?
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