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Kirghiz definition

Kir·ghiz (kir gēz′)

noun

  1. pl. Kirghiz -·ghiz′ or Kirghizes -·ghiz′es a member of a people living chiefly in Kyrgyzstan and adjacent areas
  2. the Turkic language of this people

Etymology: orig. uncert.

Also sp. Kirgiz Kir·giz′

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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