Kazakhstan

Revision History

Date	Editor	Change Summary
10/6/2024, 9:08 PM	Mike C	update #116
4/23/2024, 9:35 PM	Mike C	update #115
5/31/2018, 2:36 PM	Mike C	update #99
12/8/2017, 12:41 PM	Mike C	update #97
8/16/2017, 11:57 PM	Mike C	added

Type Country

Usage English, Russian, Ukrainian, French

Scripts Казахстан(Russian, Ukrainian)

Pronounced Pron. /ˈkɑz.ək.ˌstæn/(English) /ˈkæz.ək.ˌstæn/(English) /kə.zɐx.ˈstan/(Russian) /ka.za.kstɑ̃/(French)

Meaning & History

From Kazakh Қазақстан (Qazaqstan), from the ethnic name қазақ (qazaq), which is probably of Turkic origin, combined with the Persian suffix ستان (stān) meaning "land of". This is the name of a country in central Asia.