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Almaty

proper noun

  1. city of Kazakhstan and capital of Kazakhstan from 1929 to 1997
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ælˈmɑːtə/ / /ɑːlˈmɑːtə/ / /ˈælmətə/

name

Etymology: Transliteration from Kazakh Алматы (Almaty), which is an adjective form of алма (alma, “apple”).

  1. The largest city in and former (until 1998) capital of Kazakhstan, formerly known as Alma-Ata.

    “Unlike Uzbekistan, which unsuccessfully pursued the 2000 summer Games, the Almaty bid was crafted by wily veterans of the process.”

  2. A region of Kazakhstan. Capital: Qonayev.