Kazakhstan (redirected from Kazhakstan)

Ka·zakh·stan  (käzäk-stän, k-zäk-) Formerly also Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic 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 13th century and ruled by various khanates until the Russian conquest of 1730 to 1853. The region became an autonomous republic of the USSR in 1920 and was a constituent republic from 1936 to 1991, when it gained its independence. Astana is the capital and Almaty the largest city. Population: 15,300,000.

Kazakhstan

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Kazakhstan, Kazakstan [ˌkɑːzɑːkˈstæn -ˈstɑːn]

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(Placename) a republic in central Asia: conquered by Mongols in the 13th century; came under Russian control in the 18th and 19th centuries; was a Soviet republic from 1936 until it gained independence in 1991. It has rich mineral deposits and agriculture is important. Official language: Kazakh. Religion: nonreligious, Muslim, and Christian. Official currency: tenge. Capital: Akmola. Pop.: 14 868 000 (2001 est.). Area: 2 715 100 sq. km (1 048 030 sq. miles)

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Kazakhstan - 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 Kazakstan, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazak, Kazakh CIS, Commonwealth of Independent States - an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991 Alma-Ata, Almaty - the largest city in Kazakhstan and the capital until 1998 Asia - the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations Kazakhstani - a native or inhabitant of Kazakhstan

Translations

Kazakhstan [ˌkæzəksˈtɑːn] N → Kazajstán m

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Kazakhstan [ˌkɑːzɑːkˈstɑːn] n → Kazakhstan m

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Kazakhstan [ˌkæzækˈstɑːn] n → Kazakistan m

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Kazakhstan → كازاخستان Kazachstán Kasakhstan Kasachstan Καζακστάν Kazajstán Kazakstan Kazakhstan Kazahstan Kazakistan カザフスタン 카자흐스탄 Kazakhstan Kasakhstan Kazachstan Cazaquistão Казахстан Kazakstan ประเทศคาซักสถาน Kazakistan nước Kazakhstan 哈萨克斯坦