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Kazakhstan
KA-zuhk-stan
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A large country spanning Central Asia and part of Eastern Europe, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan.
"Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country in the world."
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Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe name of the Central Asian country, meaning roughly "land of the Kazakhs."
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Etymology
From Russian Kazakhstan, built from "Kazakh" plus the Persian-derived suffix "-stan," meaning "land of."