Nur-Sultan

See also: Nur-Sułtan

English

Etymology

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

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌnʊəsəlˈtɑːn/, /ˈnʊəsəltɑːn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈnʊɹsəlˌtɑːn/

Proper noun

Nur-Sultan

  2. Former name of Astana: the capital city of Kazakhstan, used from 2019 to 2022.

Translations

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