Definitions for kazakhstanˌkɑ zɑkˈstɑn

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Ka•zakh•stanˌkɑ zɑkˈstɑn(n.)

  1. a republic in central Asia, NE of the Caspian Sea and W of China. 16,824,825; 1,049,155 sq. mi. (2,717,311 sq. km).

    Category: Geography (places)

    Ref: Cap.: Akmola.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Kazakhstan, Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakstan, Kazakh, Kazak(noun)

    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

Wiktionary

  1. Kazakhstan(ProperNoun)

    A country in Central Asia. Official name: Republic of Kazakhstan (Qazaqstan Respublikasy).

  2. Origin: From қазақ ("Kazakh") + ستان (stān, "-stan")


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