Meanings
proper noun
alternative Aqtöbe
- A city in Northwest Kazakhstan with 375,000 inhabitants.
Synonyms: Aktyubinsk
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA city in Northwest Kazakhstan with 375,000 inhabitants.
Similar
Aktyubinsk
Origin
- KazakhАқтөбе
- EnglishAktobe
From Kazakh Ақтөбе (Aqtöbe), a compound of ақ (aq, “white”) and төбе (töbe, “hill”), referring to the heights on which the original 19th century settlement was located.
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Chinese Mandarin 阿克托別 /阿克托别
- 阿克托別 /阿克托别 (Ākètuōbié)Kazakh city
Hindi अकतोबे
- अकतोबे (aktobe)Kazakh city
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APA
Aktobe. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aktobe
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“Aktobe.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aktobe. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Aktobe,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Aktobe.
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