Etymology

Semirechye

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Today it means: An oblast (province) of the Russian Empire corresponding to most of present-day southeastern Kazakhstan and northeastern Kyrgyzstan. Full definition →

Russian Семиречье ← Kazakh Jetısu
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  1. Kazakh · derived fromJetısu“Seven Rivers”
  2. Russian · borrowed fromСемиречье
  3. English todaySemirechye

Borrowed from Russian Семиречье (Semirečʹje), itself composed of семь (semʹ, “seven”), река (reka, “river”), -ье (-ʹje, “-ia”), a calque of Kazakh Jetısu (“Seven Rivers”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.