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Kirgiz

DEFINITIONS OF: Kirgiz

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n a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991

Synonyms:
Kirghiz, Kirghizia, Kirghizstan, Kirgizia, Kirgizstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kyrgyzstan
Example of:
Asian country, Asian nation
any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent

n a member of a people of Turkic speech and Mongolian race inhabiting vast regions of central Siberia

Synonyms:
Khirghiz, Kirghiz
Type of:
Turki
any member of the peoples speaking a Turkic language

n the Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz

Synonyms:
Khirghiz, Kirghiz
Type of:
Turki, Turkic, Turkic language, Turko-Tatar
a subfamily of Altaic languages
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