capital of Kazakhstan

capital of Kazakhstan
noun
remote city of Kazakhstan that (ostensibly for security reasons) was made the capital in 1998
Syn: ↑Astana, ↑Akmola
Instance Hypernyms: ↑national capital

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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