Kirgizstāna

See also: Kirgizstānā

Latvian

Kirgizstāna (Āzijā)
Kirgizstānas karogs

Etymology

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from Kyrgyz Кыргызстан (Kırgızstan), from Kyrgyz кыргыз (kırgız) and Persian استان (estân), a common ending for country names. In Latvian, the word was made into a feminine, 4th-declension noun, following the general pattern for country names.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Kirgizstāna f (4th declension)

  1. Kyrgyzstan (a country in Central Asia, bordering on Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and China)
    Kirgizstānas karogs ― the flag of Kyrgyzstan
    Kirgizstānas politiskās opozīcija ― the political opposition of Kyrgyzstan
    opozīcija pārņem varu Kirgizstānā ― the opposition takes power in Kyrgyzstan

Declension

Synonyms

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