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Definition of Kazakstan
1. 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.
Group relationships: Cis, Commonwealth Of Independent States
Generic synonyms: Asian Country, Asian Nation
Terms within: Alma-ata, Almaty
Group relationships: Asia
Member holonyms: Kazakhstani
Lexicographical Neighbors of Kazakstan
Literary usage of Kazakstan
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Human Rights Watch World Report 1997 by Human Rights Watch (Organization), Human Rights Watch Staff (1996)
"Kazakstan Human Rights Developments The Kazakstan government generally observed
the rule of law in 1996 and. indeed, took dramatic action in response to ..."
2. Human Rights Watch World Report 1998 by Human Rights Watch Staff (1997)
"Kazakstan Human Rights Developments In general, the government of Kazakstan
continued to observe ..."
3. Proliferation: Threat & Response by William J. Perry (1996)
"In the face of serious economic and political challenges, most of Moscow's actions
regarding its strategic programs — and the actions of Ukraine, Kazakstan, ..."
4. Caspian Oil and Gas: The Supply Potential of Central Asia and Transcaucasia by International Energy Agency, Energy Charter Secretariat (1998)
"Oil production: Kazakstan is the second largest oil producer in the FSl Production
fell ... Regional pipeline systems in Kazakstan are therefore often more ..."
5. Lenin's Legacy: The Story of the Cpsu by Robert G. Wesson (1978)
"In February 1954 Khrushchev sent him to Kazakstan as second secretary (under PK
... Kazakstan, with its treacherous weather, was a wrecker of careers, ..."
6. Asia by Jo Ellen Moore (1999)
"Afghanistan, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Oman, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Yemen,
United Arab Emirates, and Yemen 4. China has a large population per square mile ..."