Frunze

Frun·ze
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UK/ˈfɹuːn.zə/Canada, US/ˈfɹun.zə/Australia, New Zealand/ˈfɹʉːn.zə/Scotland/ˈfɹʉn.zə/

proper noun

Bishkek, the capital city of Kyrgyzstan.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalBishkek, the capital city of Kyrgyzstan.

Origin

  1. RussianФру́нзе
  2. EnglishFrunze

Borrowed from Russian Фру́нзе (Frúnze); cognate with Romanian Frunză. From 1926–1991, the city was named after the Bolshevik military leader Mikhail Frunze, who was born here.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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