Kazakhstan
from kazakh
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noun
Proper Name
From kazakh
Definition
A country in Central Asia.
Etymology
Borrowed from the Kazakh 'Qazaqstan'. The name derives from the ethnonym 'Qazaq', meaning wanderer or independent, combined with the Persian suffix '-stan', meaning land or place. It entered Indonesian through international adoption following the country's independence in 1991.
Semantic Category
Specific names of cities, countries, or entities (e.g., Jakarta, Indonesia).
Proper Name