Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of or relating to Kyrgyzstan or its people, language, or culture.
- noun A native or inhabitant of Kyrgyzstan.
- noun A person of Kyrgyz ancestry.
- noun A member of a traditionally nomadic people living principally in Kyrgyzstan.
- noun The Turkic language of the Kyrgyz.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A person from
Kyrgyzstan or of Kyrgyz descent. - proper noun The Western
Turkic language ofKyrgyzstan . - adjective Of, from, or pertaining to
Kyrgyzstan , the Kyrgyz people or the Kyrgyz language.
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Examples
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In Osh, the epicenter of the ethnic violence, parties only distribute campaign materials in Kyrgyz, turning a cold shoulder to Uzbek voters.
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Blive. kg, one of the video servers in Kyrgyz internet domain, has several videos showing the violations of election norms, including opening of polling stations before arrival of observers, ballot stuffingand carousel voting.
Global Voices in English » Kyrgyzstan: Presidential Elections Are Over 2009
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In March, shortwave broadcasts will cease in Hindi, Kyrgyz, Nepali, Swahili and the Great Lakes service broadcast in Rwanda and Burundi.
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In Osh, the epicenter of the ethnic violence, parties only distribute campaign materials in Kyrgyz, turning a cold shoulder to Uzbek voters.
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As no-one knew the etymology of the old name, Pishpek, they chose a new one, the nearest word phonetically in Kyrgyz: bishkek, which means "kumiss-whisk".
Doing the tell Ray Girvan 2004
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As no-one knew the etymology of the old name, Pishpek, they chose a new one, the nearest word phonetically in Kyrgyz: bishkek, which means "kumiss-whisk".
Archive 2004-09-01 Ray Girvan 2004
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In March, shortwave broadcasts will cease in Hindi, Kyrgyz, Nepali, Swahili and the Great Lakes service broadcast in Rwanda and
SFGate: Top News Stories By TAMARA BALUJA 2011
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• There has been some confusion around the terms Kyrgyz and Kazakh.
Site Home Michael S. Kaplan 2011
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In March, shortwave broadcasts will cease in Hindi, Kyrgyz, Nepali, Swahili and the Great Lakes service broadcast in Rwanda and
The Seattle Times 2011
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KyrgyzShop. com: Web-site in English - Kyrgyz Souvenirs: ...
neweurasia.net 2008
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