Nur-Sultan
Appearance
See also: Nur-Sułtan
English
[edit]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]Proper noun
[edit]- Former name of Astana (“the capital city of Kazakhstan”), used from 2019 to 2022.
Translations
[edit]former name of Astana — see also Astana
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