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Karakalpak

Pronunciation: /ˌkarəˈkalpak/
Definition of Karakalpak

noun (plural same or Karakalpaks)

  • 1a member of an indigenous people living in the Karakalpak autonomous republic of Russia, south of the Aral Sea.
  • 2 [mass noun] the Turkic language of the Karakalpaks, with about 300,000 speakers.

adjective

  • relating to the Karakalpaks or their language.

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