Kyrgyzstan
Syllabification: (Kyr·gyz·stan)
Pronunciation: /ˌki(ə)rgiˈstän, -ˈstan, ˌkər-/
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Definition of Kyrgyzstan
- a mountainous country in central Asia, on the northwestern border of China; population 5,431,700 (est. 2009); capital, Bishkek; official languages, Kyrgyz and Russian (since 2001). Also called Kyrgyz Republic. Kirghizia.
The region was annexed by Russia in 1864 and became a constituent republic of the Soviet Union. When the Soviet Union broke up in 1991, Kyrgyzstan became an independent republic within the Commonwealth of Independent States