/kir gee"zheuh, -zhee euh, -zee euh/ ; Russ. /kyirdd gyee"zyi yeuh/ , n.
a republic in central Asia, S of Kazakhstan and N of Tadzhikistan (Tajikistan). 4,291,000; 76,460 sq. mi. (198,500 sq. km). Cap.: Bishkek. Official name, Kyrgyzstan . Formerly (1936-91), Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic .