Meanings
plural Bishkekians
- A native or inhabitant of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
The chief of the oblast UVD [administration of internal affairs]—People’s Deputy M. Abdyldayev—is a native Bishkekian, and several chiefs of oblast administrations come from Narynsk and Chu Oblasts, and so on.
1994 March 2, Zhumagul Saadanbekov, quotee, “Saadanbekov Details Political Views, Activities [SLOVO KYRGYZSTANA 25 Dec]”, in FBIS Report: Central Eurasia, Foreign Broadcast Information Service, FBIS-USR-94-019, pages 69–701 more example
In this article, I want to move beyond dissecting the nostalgic discourses of loss and deprivation among established Bishkekians (Bishkekchany) or simply juxtaposing these with the opposite claims of rural newcomers about their well-deserved belonging to this city.
2017, Philipp Schröder, “Avoidance and appropriation in Bishkek: dealing with time, space and urbanity in Kyrgyzstan's capital”, in Philipp Schröder, editor, Urban Spaces and Lifestyles in Central Asia and Beyond, Abingdon: Routledge, →ISBN, page 75Synonyms: Bishkeker
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA native or inhabitant of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Origin
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Bishkekian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bishkekian
“Bishkekian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bishkekian. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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