Kazakhstan
pronunciation
How to pronounce Kazakhstan in British English:
UK [ˌkæzək'stæn]
How to pronounce Kazakhstan in American English:
US [ˌkæzək'stæn]
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- Noun:
- a landlocked republic south of Russia and 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
Word Origin
- Kazakhstan
- from the indigenous Kazakh people (from the Turkish root kazak "nomad;" see Cossack) + Iranian root -stan "country, land" (see -stan).
Example
- 1. China 's presence is also growing in neighbouring kazakhstan .
- 2. The country lies somewhere near kazakhstan .
- 3. The west has a major stake in kazakhstan .
- 4. But kazakhstan 's opposition newspapers scoffed .
- 5. Kazakhstan has a poor human-rights record .