Alma-ata
name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 A former name of Almaty, previous capital of Kazakhstan. historical
"Not until October, 1939, did Eurasia, through the medium of the newly formed Sino-Soviet Aviation Company, open a new service. It ran from Chungking to Ha-mi, whence, through the cooperation of Sinkiang authorities and the Soviet People's Aviation Company, it was continued via Tihwa, I-ning, and Alma-Ata (the latter over the border, in Soviet Kazakhstan) to Moscow. The trip from Chungking across Sinkiang to Alma-Ata totals about 2,584 miles and has become extremely important in United Nations mail and transport services."
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More examples""Alma-Ata" means "apple's father" in many Turkic languages."
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Алма́-Ата́ (Almá-Atá).