Etymology

Nur-Sultan

Today it means: Former name of Astana: the capital city of Kazakhstan, used from 2019 to 2022. Full definition →

Kazakh Нұр-Сұлтан
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  1. Kazakh · borrowed fromНұр-Сұлтан
  2. English todayNur-Sultan

Borrowed from Kazakh Нұр-Сұлтан (Nur-Sultan), from the name Нұрсұлтан (Nursultan). Named after the long-ruling president Nursultan Nazarbayev (born 1940) in 2019, shortly after his resignation.

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