Nur-Sultan

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See also: Nur-Sułtan

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Kazakh Нұр-Сұлтан (Nūr-Sūltan), from the name Нұрсұлтан (Nūrsūltan). Named after the long-ruling president Nursultan Nazarbayev (born 1940) in 2019, shortly after his resignation.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌnʊəsəlˈtɑːn/, /ˈnʊəsəltɑːn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈnʊɹsəlˌtɑːn/

Proper noun[edit]

Nur-Sultan

  1. Former name of Astana (the capital city of Kazakhstan), used from 2019 to 2022.

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