transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌkir-gi-ˈstan, -ˈstän; ˈkir-gi-ˌ ]
geographical name
independent country W central Asia; a constituent republic ( Kir·giz Republic or Kir·ghiz Republic (ˌ)kir-ˈgēz ) of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1936-91; capital Bishkek area 76,641 square miles (198,500 square kilometers ), population 4,526,000