Definition of kazakhstan Kazakhstan

/kɑˌzɑkstɑˈn/ - [kazakstan] -

We found 4 definitions of kazakhstan from 4 different sources.

What does kazakhstan mean?

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kazakhstan - 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
		Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakstan, Kazakh, Kazak
		asia the nations of the Asian continent collectively
		cis, commonwealth of independent states an alliance made up of states that had been Soviet Socialist Republics in the Soviet Union prior to its dissolution in Dec 1991
		alma-ata, almaty the largest city in Kazakhstan and the capital until 1998

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Kazakhstan is a country in the middle of Eurasia. Its official name is the Republic of Kazakhstan. Kazakhstan is the nineth biggest country in the world. Before the end of the Soviet Union, it was called "Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic". The president of the country since 1991 is called Nursultan Nazarbayev. Astana is the capital city of Kazakhstan. Almaty was the capital before 1998.

Russia leases (rents) the land for the Baykonur Cosmodrome (site of Russian spacecraft launches) from Kazakhstan.

Geography.

Kazakhstan is not landlocked, but borders the Caspian Sea, which boats can use to get to the Atlantic Ocean by sailing through the Mediterranean Sea.

Location.

Russia has the longest border with Kazakhstan. Other countries next to Kazakhstan are China, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.

Pop culture.

A film parodying the Republic of Kazakhstan called was made by Sacha Baron Cohen. He played a fictional Kazakh journalist named Borat Sagdiyev, although Baron Cohen is actually from the United Kingdom. The journalist was supposed to be making a movie depicting Kazakhs. The film showed Kazakhs as primitive prostitutes and rapists. The film made £27,000,000 (27 million pounds).

National anthem.

to the national anthem of Kazakhstan.