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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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The Center for Kyrgyz Culture and Language has been opened in Cincinnati (USA), the Kyrgyz Embassy in the USA reported.

Center for Kyrgyz Culture and Language opened in Cincinnati (USA)

Kyrgyz people living in Tajikistan organize nomad festival AKIPRESS.COM - The nomad festival kicked off in the Murgab district of Tajikistan, Turmush reports.

Kyrgyz people living in Tajikistan organize nomad festival

The Prime Minister Muhamedkaliy Abilgaziyev congratulated railway workers on their professional holiday - Railroad Worker's Day and the 95th anniversary of the Kyrgyz Railway celebrated this year.

Prime Minister congratulates railroad workers on their professional holiday

The minister believes that meetings of the presidents of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in the Tajik northern city of Isfara on July 26 and in the Kyrgyz city of Cholpon-Ata on July 27 will provide an opportunity for progress.

Corrupters destabilize the situation along the Tajik-Kyrgyz border, says Tajik foreign minister

Joint declaration between India and the Kyrgyz Republic on strategic partnership.

India and Kyrgyzstan ink 15 agreements

Tariq Banuri, Chairman, Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan has invited the Vice Chancellors of Kyrgyz universities and academicians and educationists of Kyrgyzstan to enhance the collaboration in higher education sector.

HEC chairman urges greater collaboration with Kyrgyz universities

Tariq Banuri has invited the Vice Chancellors of Kyrgyz universities and academicians and educationists of Kyrgyzstan to explore avenues of collaboration and joint research between Pakistani and Kyrgyz higher education institutions.

Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan to collaborate in higher education

Vienna hosted the Kyrgyz-Austrian business forum in the construction sphere on August 13-14, the press service of the Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry said in a statement, Kabar news agency reported.

Vienna hosts Kyrgyz-Austrian business forum in construction sphere

BAGHDAD / National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) - The Kyrgyz Foreign Ministry has asked the Iraqi authorities to determine the fate of three Kyrgyz citizens in Iraqi prisons on suspicion of terrorism, in addition to 10 other children.

Kyrgyzstan calls on Iraq to disclose the fate of a number of its citizens

ISLAMABAD -- Embassy of Kyrgyz Republic and Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) on Friday agreed to jointly promote cultural heritage of Pakistan and Kyrgyz Republic through cultural exchanges.