Astana

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UK/əsˈtɑːnə/US/æsˈtɑːnə/

proper noun

The capital city of Kazakhstan.

Similar
AkmolyAkmolinsky prikazAkmolinskTselinograd (1961–)Akmola (1992–1998; capital since 1997)AqmolaNur-Sultan (2019–2022)
OriginKazakh Астана ← Classical Persian آستانه →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The capital city of Kazakhstan.
    1 more example

    At a signing ceremony in the Kazakh capital, Astana, on May 29, the presidents of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan ratified the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) into existence. An EEU modeled on the European Union was first mooted back in 1994 by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, but took off only after his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, seized upon its potential as a Moscow-centered, Asia-oriented alternative to the EU.

    2014 July 1, Frank Jacobs, “Welcome to Stanistan”, in Foreign Policy, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2023

    Synonyms: Akmoly, Akmolinsky prikaz, Akmolinsk, Tselinograd (1961–), Akmola (1992–1998; capital since 1997), Aqmola, Nur-Sultan (2019–2022)

  2. metonymicallyThe Kazakhstan government.

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe capital city of Kazakhstan.

Similar
AkmolyAkmolinsky prikazAkmolinskTselinograd (1961–)Akmola (1992–1998; capital since 1997)AqmolaNur-Sultan (2019–2022)

Origin

  1. Classical Persianآستانه
  2. KazakhАстана
  3. EnglishAstana

Borrowed from Kazakh Астана (Astana), meaning capital, from Classical Persian آستانه (āstāna).

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Translations

Afrikaans Astana
  • Astanathe capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Arabic أَسْتَانَا
  • أَسْتَانَا (ʔastānā)the capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Basque Astana
  • Astanathe capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Bengali আস্তানা
  • আস্তানা (astana)the capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Bulgarian Астана̀
  • Астана̀ (Astanà)the capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Catalan Astanà
  • Astanàthe capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Chinese Mandarin 阿斯塔納 /阿斯塔纳
  • 阿斯塔納 /阿斯塔纳 (Āsītǎnà)the capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Czech Astana
  • Astanathe capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Danish Astana
  • Astanathe capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Dutch Astana
  • Astanathe capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Esperanto Astano
  • Astanothe capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Estonian Astana
  • Astanathe capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Finnish Astana
  • Astanathe capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
French Astana
  • Astanathe capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
German Astana
  • Astanathe capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Greek Αστανά
  • Αστανά (Astaná)the capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Hebrew אסטנה
  • אסטנה (astana)the capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Hindi अस्ताना
  • अस्ताना (astānā)the capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Hungarian Asztana
  • Asztanathe capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Indonesian Astana
  • Astanathe capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Japanese アスタナ
  • アスタナ (Asutana)the capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Korean 아스타나
  • 아스타나 (Aseutana)the capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Latvian Astana
  • Astanathe capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Lithuanian Astana
  • Astanathe capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Malay Astana
  • Astanathe capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Norwegian Bokmål Astana
  • Astanathe capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Persian آستانه
  • آستانه (âstâne)the capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Polish Astana
  • Astanathe capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Portuguese Astana
  • Astanathe capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Romanian Astana
  • Astanathe capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Russian Астана́
  • Астана́ (Astaná)the capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Slovak Astana
  • Astanathe capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Spanish Astaná
  • Astanáthe capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Swedish Astana
  • Astanathe capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Thai อัสตานา
  • อัสตานา (âs-dtaa-naa)the capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Turkish Astana
  • Astanathe capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Ukrainian Астана́
  • Астана́ (Astaná)the capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Urdu آستانہ
  • آستانہ (āstānā)the capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Vietnamese A-xta-na
  • A-xta-nathe capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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