Dictionary
Kir•ghiz
Pronunciation: (kir-gēz'; Russ. kyir-gyēs'), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -ghiz•es, (esp. collectively) -ghiz for 1.
1. a member of a formerly nomadic people dwelling chiefly in Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan).
2. the Turkic language of the Kirghiz.
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