Kazakh SSR

/ˈkæzæk ˌɛsɛsˈɑ(ɹ)//ˈkɑːzɑk ˌɛsɛsˈɑ(ɹ)/

proper noun

Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, the name for the Republic of Kazakhstan while under the rule of the Soviet Union (1936–1991).

Meanings

proper nounthe Kazakh SSR
  1. Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, the name for the Republic of Kazakhstan while under the rule of the Soviet Union (1936–1991).
    1 more example

    Not far inside the USSR, to the south of the Ili on the Turkestan-Siberian Railway, sits Alma-Ata, the capital of the Kazakh SSR. Founded by the Russians a century ago, it contains over 456,000 inhabitants, mainly Russian. From its position, the city is able to command the western approach to the upper Ili.

    1962, W. A. Douglas Jackson, The Russo-Chinese Borderlands: Zone of Peaceful Contact or Potential Conflict?, D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., page 9

Translations

Czech Kazašská SSR
  • Kazašská SSRSoviet republic
Danish Kasakhiske SSR, Kasakhiske Socialistiske Sovjetrepublik
  • Kasakhiske SSRSoviet republic
  • Kasakhiske Socialistiske SovjetrepublikSoviet republic
Estonian Kasahhi NSV
  • Kasahhi NSVSoviet republic
Finnish Kazakkien SNT
  • Kazakkien SNTSoviet republic
German Kasachische SSR
  • Kasachische SSRSoviet republic
Romanian Republica Sovietică Socialistă Kazahă, RSS Kazahă
  • Republica Sovietică Socialistă KazahăSoviet republic
  • RSS KazahăSoviet republic
Russian Каза́хская ССР
  • Каза́хская ССР (Kazáxskaja SSR)Soviet republic
Turkish Kazakistan SSC
  • Kazakistan SSCSoviet republic
Ukrainian Каза́хська РСР
  • Каза́хська РСР (Kazáxsʹka RSR)Soviet republic
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APA

Kazakh SSR. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kazakh%20SSR

MLA

“Kazakh SSR.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kazakh%20SSR. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kazakh SSR,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kazakh%20SSR.

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