Kazakhstan 
a landlocked republic to the south of Russia and to the northeast of the Caspian Sea; the original Turkic-speaking inhabitants were overrun by Mongols in the 13th century; an Asian soviet from 1936 to 1991 • Syn: Republic of Kazakhstan, Kazakstan, Kazakh, Kazak • Instance Hypernyms: Asian country, Asian nation • Member Holonyms: Commonwealth of Independent States, CIS • Part Holonyms: Asia • Member Meronyms: Kazakhstani • Part Meronyms: Almaty, Alma-Ata
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