Kyrgyz

(redirected from Kyrgiz)

Kyr·gyz

or Kir·ghiz (kîr-gēz′)

adj.

Of or relating to Kyrgyzstan or its people, language, or culture.

n. pl. Kyrgyz or Kyr·gyz·es or Kirghiz or Kir·ghiz·es

a. A native or inhabitant of Kyrgyzstan.

b. A person of Kyrgyz ancestry.

c. A member of a traditionally nomadic people living principally in Kyrgyzstan.

2. The Turkic language of the Kyrgyz.

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Kyrgyz

(ˈkɪəɡɪz) ,

Kirghiz

Kirgiz

npl -gyz, -ghiz or -giz

1. (Peoples) a member of a Mongoloid people of central Asia, inhabiting Kyrgyzstan and a vast area of central Siberia

2. (Languages) the language of this people, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family

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Translations

Kirgise Kirgisin kirgisisch

kirghiz

kirgiz

kirghiso

Kirgizisch

киргиз киргизка киргизский

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