Kyrgyzstan

Kyr·gyz·stan  (kîrg-stän, kîrg-stän) Formerly Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic also Kir·ghi·zia (kîr-gzh, -zh-, -z-) A country of west-central Asia bordering on southeast Kazakhstan and northwest China. The region was inhabited probably before the 13th century by the Kyrgyz and was annexed by Russia in 1864. It became an autonomous republic of the Soviet Union in 1926 and a constituent republic in 1936. Kyrgyzstan declared its independence in 1991 following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Bishkek is the capital and the largest city. Population: 5,280,000. Kyrgyz·stani (-stn, -stän) adj. & n.

Kyrgyzstan

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Kyrgyzstan [ˈkɪəgɪzˌstɑːn -ˌstæn], Kirghizstan, Kirgizstan

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(Placename) a republic in central Asia: came under Russian rule in the 19th century, became a Soviet republic in 1936 and gained independence in 1991; it has deposits of minerals, oil, and gas. Official languages: Kyrgyz and Russian. Religion: nonreligious, Muslim. Currency: som. Capital: Bishkek. Pop.: 4 934 000 (2001 est.). Area: 198 500 sq. km (76 460 sq. miles)

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Kyrgyzstan - a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 Kirghizia, Kirghizstan, Kirgizia, Kirgizstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kirgiz, Kirghiz 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 Bishkek, Biskek, capital of Kyrgyzstan, Frunze - the capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991) 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 Pamir Mountains, the Pamirs - a mountain range in central Asia that is centered in Tajikistan but extends into Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and western China

Translations

Kyrgyzstan → كيرجستان Kyrgyzstán Kirgisistan Kirgistan Κιργιστάν Kirguistán Kirgisia Kirghizstan Kirgistan Kirghizistan キルギスタン 키르기스스탄 Kirgizië Kirgisistan Kirgistan Quirgistão, Quirguistão Киргизстан Kirgizistan ประเทศไครกีสถาน Kırgızistan nước Kyrgyzstan 吉尔吉斯斯坦