KHIRGHIZ

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Khirghiz mean? 

• KHIRGHIZ (noun)
  The noun KHIRGHIZ has 2 senses:

1. a member of a people vast regions of central Siberia

2. the Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz

  Familiarity information: KHIRGHIZ used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KHIRGHIZ (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of a people vast regions of central Siberia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Khirghiz; Kirghiz; Kirgiz

Hypernyms ("Khirghiz" is a kind of...):

Turki (any member of the peoples speaking a Turkic language)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

Khirghiz; Kirghiz; Kirgiz

Hypernyms ("Khirghiz" is a kind of...):

Turki; Turkic; Turkic language; Turko-Tatar (a subfamily of Altaic languages)