kazak | ||
1. | [ noun ] (government,geography) 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 | |
Synonyms: | Kazakhstan Kazakh republic_of_kazakhstan Kazakstan | |
Related terms: | Asian_country Commonwealth_of_Independent_States kazakhstani Asia Alma-Ata | |
2. | [ noun ] (Islam) a member of a Muslim Turkic people of western Asia (especially in Kazakstan) | |
Synonyms: | Kazakh | |
Related terms: | Turki | |
3. | [ noun ] (linguistics) the Turkic language spoken by the Kazak people | |
Synonyms: | Kazakh | |
Related terms: | Turki | |
Similar spelling: |
Kazakh Kawasaki Kazuko |