Aktau

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/ɑkˈtaʊ/

proper noun

A city (population 160,000), Kazakhstan's main seaport on the Caspian Sea. Official city name 1963-64 and since 1991.

Similar
Melovoye (1958-)Guryev-20Shevchenko
OriginKazakh Ақтау →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A city (population 160,000), Kazakhstan's main seaport on the Caspian Sea. Official city name 1963-64 and since 1991.

    Synonyms: Melovoye (1958-), Guryev-20, Shevchenko

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA city (population 160,000), Kazakhstan's main seaport on the Caspian Sea. Official city name 1963-64 and since 1991.

Similar
Melovoye (1958-)Guryev-20Shevchenko

Origin

  1. KazakhАқтау
  2. EnglishAktau

From Kazakh Ақтау (Aqtaw, literally “white mountain”), name which may be due to its cliffs that overlook the Caspian Sea.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 阿克套
  • 阿克套 (Ākètào)a Kazakh city
French Aktaou
  • Aktaoua Kazakh city
Russian Акта́у
  • Акта́у (Aktáu)a Kazakh city

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Takauutaka
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APA

Aktau. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aktau

MLA

“Aktau.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aktau. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aktau,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aktau.

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