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BISKEK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Biskek mean?
• BISKEK (noun)
The noun BISKEK has 1 sense:
1. the capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991)
Familiarity information: BISKEK used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Bishkek; Biskek; capital of Kyrgyzstan; Frunze
Instance hypernyms:
national capital (the capital city of a nation)
Holonyms ("Biskek" is a part of...):
Kirghiz; Kirghizia; Kirghizstan; Kirgiz; Kirgizia; Kirgizstan; Kyrgyz Republic; Kyrgyzstan (a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991)
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