HyperDic: kirgiz

English > 3 senses of the word Kirgiz:
NOUNperson Kirgiz, Kirghiz, Khirghiza member of a people of Turkic speech and Mongolian race inhabiting vast regions of central Siberia
locationKirgiz, Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kirghizia, Kirgizia, Kirghiz, Kirghizstan, Kirgizstana landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China
communicationKirgiz, Kirghiz, Khirghizthe Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz
Kirgiz > pronunciation
Soundskih'rgihz
RhymesAgassiz ... wiz: 36 rhymes with ihz...
English > Kirgiz: 3 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningA member of a people of Turkic speech and Mongolian race inhabiting vast regions of central Siberia.
SynonymsKirghiz, Khirghiz
BroaderTurkiAny member of the peoples speaking a Turkic language
English > Kirgiz: 3 senses > noun 2, location
MeaningA landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991.
SynonymsKyrgyzstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kirghizia, Kirgizia, Kirghiz, Kirghizstan, Kirgizstan
Instance ofAsian country, Asian nationAny one of the nations occupying the Asian continent
Member ofCommonwealth of Independent States, CISAn alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991
Part ofAsiaThe largest continent with 60% of the earth's population
PartsBishkek, Biskek, Frunze, capital of KyrgyzstanThe capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991)
Pamir Mountains, the PamirsA mountain range in central Asia that is centered in Tajikistan but extends into Kyrgyzstan and Afghanistan and Pakistan and western China
SpanishKirgistán, Kirguisia, Kirguistán, Kirguizistán, Kyrgyzstan
CatalanKirgistan, Kirguizistan
English > Kirgiz: 3 senses > noun 3, communication
MeaningThe Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz.
SynonymsKirghiz, Khirghiz
BroaderTurki, Turkic, Turko-Tatar, Turkic languageA subfamily of Altaic languages
Spanishkirguís, quirguiso
Catalankirguís

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