Kazakhstan

[ kah-zahk-stahn ]

noun

1. a republic in central Asia, NE of the Caspian Sea and W of China. 1,049,155 sq. mi. (2,717,311 sq. km). : Akmola.

Kazakhstan

/ -ˈstɑːn; ˌkɑːzɑːkˈstæn /

noun

1. 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: Astana (formerly Akmola, Akmolinsk, or Tselinograd); capital functions moved from Almaty (formerly Alma-Ata) in 1997. Pop: 17 736 896 (2013 est). Area: 2 715 100 sq km (1 048 030 sq miles)

Kazakhstan

1. Republic in west-central Asia , bordered on the northwest and north by Russia , on the east by China , on the south by Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan , and on the west by the Caspian Sea . Its capital and largest city is Alma-Ata.

Notes

This former member of the Soviet Union declared its independence in 1990. It possesses valuable oil reserves.

Example Sentences

Our research shows that in May this year she sold Rama Group to her best friend, Angelina Zhurenko, who runs a lingerie business in Kazakhstan.

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Clarke's side will need two wins in the next five days and results elsewhere to go their way - chiefly Norway losing either in Slovenia or at home to Kazakhstan.

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Uranium can be found around the world, though it is heavily present in Canada, Australia and Kazakhstan.

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Warehouses of computers require lots of power - and many businesses moved to Kazakhstan where electricity was abundant thanks to huge coal reserves.

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And since Russia's invasion of Ukraine there has been a steep rise in exports of used cars to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia – all of which are members of the Russia-led customs union.

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