Karakalpakstan
//kɛ(ə)ɹ.ə.kæl.pæk.stæn// name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 An autonomous republic in northwestern Uzbekistan, bordering Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan. Official name: Republic of Karakalpakstan. Capital: Nukus.
"The autonomous republic's constitutional right to break away from Uzbekistan is a legacy of an agreement struck between Karakalpakstan and the central government in Tashkent after the collapse of the Soviet Union."
Example
More examples"The autonomous republic's constitutional right to break away from Uzbekistan is a legacy of an agreement struck between Karakalpakstan and the central government in Tashkent after the collapse of the Soviet Union."
Etymology
From Karakalpak Qaraqalpaqstan.
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