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Meanings of kirghizes in English
Turkic ethnic group native to Central Asia, primarily Kyrgyzstan.
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Examples for "kyrgyz"
Examples for "kyrgyz"
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He said Kyrgyz officials had told him their state coffers were empty.
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Kyrgyz officials on Monday refused to comment on whether talks were continuing.
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A Kyrgyz Interior Ministry spokesman said the car exploded inside the compound.
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We are trying to establish contact with Kyrgyz authorities, Qureshi told Reuters.
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There has always been rivalry between Kyrgyz people and traditionally richer Uzbeks.
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A single wolf had recently worried 180 sheep belonging to a Kirghiz.
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Another Kirghiz, who was mounted, was attacked and killed, horse and all.
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The Kirghiz never clothe their horses, even in the coldest winter.
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The Kirghiz themselves have but little faith in doctors or vets.
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This city was once the frontier fortress erected by Russia against the Kirghiz.
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On the Kirghese steppes the horse is prominent in gastronomic festivities.
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The Kirghese tame these eagles and employ them in hunting.
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Kirghese horses are excellent under the saddle, but not well reputed for draught purposes.
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The Kirghese cripple their prisoners by inserting a horse hair in a wound in the heel.
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The Kirghese are brave in fighting each other, but have a respectful fear of the Russians.
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He wore a red shirt, a Kirghis robe, and wide Cossack pantaloons.
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We have seen Bashkirs and Kirghis; Pougatcheff can not be worse than they.
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Is an attack from the Kirghis feared?
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Before me lay the Kirghis steppes.
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Pougatcheff, whom I met in the entry of his hut, was dressed for a journey, in a pelisse and Kirghis cap.
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A Kirgiz nag is strong but stupid.
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'A Kirgiz horse is strong but stupid.
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There has always been rivalry between Kyrgyz people and traditionally richer Uzbeks.
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But the base remains a thorny issue for many Kyrgyz people.
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If somebody is applauding and rejoicing, it's not the Kyrgyz people.
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The Kyrgyz people are kind and generous and deserving of a better quality of life.
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Local Kyrgyz people say they do not believe ordinary Osh residents could have staged such attacks.
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The corridor, populated primarily by Wakhi farmers and yurt-dwelling Kyrghyz herders, is also home to snow leopards and wild Marco Polo sheep.
Usage of kirghizes in English
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The Kirghizes walked on foot and urged the animals up towards the giddy heights.
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Then the Kirghizes thought of a grand way of getting over the treacherous snow.
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Not many days had passed before I was on friendly terms with all the Kirghizes.
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The black tents of the Kirghizes stand scattered about like spots on a panther's skin.
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We have several Kirghizes with us to give assistance.
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Here dwell the Kalmucks and Kirghizes, descendants of the Tartars whose yoke once pressed heavily upon Russia.
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Among them might be noticed the chief of the Kirghizes who lived on the eastern side of Mus-tagh-ata.
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All my servants except Islam Bay were Kirghizes, and they followed me willingly wherever I chose to travel.
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The ten yaks stood tethered in the snow outside, and the Kirghizes curled themselves up in their skin coats like hedgehogs.
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When the sun was at its height I was escorted to the arena by forty-two Kirghizes, who rode beside and behind me.
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The chief himself was tall, with a thin black beard, scanty moustaches, small oblique eyes and high cheek bones, like most Kirghizes.
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The Kirghizes who should have furnished us with a tent had been delayed on a pass by an avalanche of snow which overwhelmed forty sheep.
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Accompanied by specially selected Kirghizes, I tried four times to climb to the top of the "Father of Ice-Mountains," but always without success.
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Through the gently sloping passes which the Kirghizes call "bels," viaducts, bridges, embankments, cuttings, tunnels had to be made to carry the line.