Meanings
- A city in Kazakhstan, the country's capital from 1925 to 1929.
Synonyms: Ak-Mechet, Fort-Perovsky, Perovsk, Kzyl-Orda
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA city in Kazakhstan, the country's capital from 1925 to 1929.
Origin
- KazakhҚызылорда
- RussianКызылорда́
- EnglishKyzylorda
Borrowed from Russian Кызылорда́ (Kyzylordá), from Kazakh Қызылорда (Qızılorda), from қызыл (qızıl, “red”) (used here in the common Soviet ideological connotation) + орда (orda, “horde”).
More words from Russian, Kazakh
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Polish Kyzyłorda
- Kyzyłordacity in Kazakhstan
Russian Кызылорда́
- Кызылорда́ (Kyzylordá)city in Kazakhstan
Cite this entry
Kyzylorda. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kyzylorda
“Kyzylorda.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kyzylorda. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kyzylorda,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kyzylorda.
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