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Akmola

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Akmola, Aqmola [ækˈməʊlə (Kazakh) ɑkmɔˈlɑ]
n
(Placename) the former name (1994-98) of Astana
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Noun1.Akmola - remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998


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