English > Kazakhstan: 1 sense > noun 1, locationMeaning | 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. |
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Synonyms | Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakstan, Kazakh, Kazak |
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Instance of | Asian country, Asian nation | Any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent |
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Member of | Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS | An alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991 |
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Members | Kazakhstani | A native or inhabitant of Kazakhstan |
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Part of | Asia | The largest continent with 60% of the earth's population |
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Parts | Almaty, Alma-Ata | The largest city in Kazakhstan and the capital until 1998 |
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Spanish | Kazajistán, Kazajstan, Kazajstán, Kazakhstan, Kazakhstán, Kazakstán |
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Catalan | Kazajstan, Kazakhstan |
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Adjectives | Kazakhstani | of or pertaining to Kazakhstan or to the Kazakhs or their culture |
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