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Bish⋅kek

  [bish-kek]
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–noun
the capital of Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan), in the N part. 616,000.
Formerly, Pishpek (until 1926),
Frunze (1926–91).

Kir⋅ghi⋅zia

  [kir-gee-zhuh, -zhee-uh, -zee-uh; Russ. kyir-gyee-zyi-yuh]
–noun
a republic in central Asia, S of Kazakhstan and N of Tadzhikistan (Tajikistan). 4,291,000; 76,460 sq. mi. (198,500 sq. km). Capital: Bishkek.
Official name, Kyrgyzstan.
Formerly (1936–91), Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic.
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Bish·kek   (bĭsh'kěk, bēsh'-)   
The capital of Kyrgyzstan in the north-central part of the country on the Chu River west-southwest of Almaty, Kazakhstan. Built on the site of a fort established in 1846, it was taken by the Russians in 1862. Population: 896,000.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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