Main Entry:

Ka·zakh·stan

Variant(s):

also Ka·zak·stan \ˌka-(ˌ)zak-ˈstan; ˌkä-(ˌ)zäk-ˈstän also kə-\

Function:

geographical name

country NW central Asia extending from Caspian Sea to Altai Mountains; a constituent republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1936–91 ∗ Astana area 1,048,300 square miles (2,715,097 square kilometers), population 14,952,800