Aktobe
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English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Kazakh Ақтөбе (Aqtöbe), a compound of ақ (aq, “white”) and төбе (töbe, “hill”), referring to the heights on which the original 19th century settlement was located.
Proper noun[edit]
Aktobe
- A city in Northwest Kazakhstan with 375,000 inhabitants.
Synonyms[edit]
- Aktyubinsk (official name, 1891-1999)