Zhetysu

Z10H4E1T1Y4S1U1

proper noun

A region of eastern Kazakhstan

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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Zhetisu · alternative Jetisuw · alternative Jetysu · alternative Jeti-su · alternative Jity-su

  1. A region of eastern Kazakhstan
  2. A district of Almaty, Kazakhstan.
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    “We bought gifts, sweets, toys, and creative boxes and organized a mobile group, which included juvenile police officers and district inspectors, and then we went to visit these families. We did not do anything supernatural. Kindness and mercy, in my opinion, is the basis of human relations especially when communicating with children,” said Darkhan Musanov, head of Almaty’s Zhetysu District police department, noting this was not just a one-time campaign.

    2020, Assel Satubaldina, “Kazakhstan Celebrates International Children’s Day”, in Astana Times

Origin

  1. KazakhЖетісу
  2. RussianЖетысу
  3. EnglishZhetysu

Borrowed from Russian Жетысу (Žetysu), from Kazakh Жетісу (Jetisüw), from жеті (jeti, “seven”) + су (suw, “river”). Compare Chinese 七河 (Qīhé, literally “seven rivers”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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