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Aktau
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English
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Etymology
From en kk Ақтау white mountain, name which may be due to its cliffs that overlook the Caspian Sea.
Pronunciation
en /ɑkˈtaʊ/
Proper noun
A city (population 160,000), Kazakhstan's main seaport on the Caspian Sea. Official city name 1963-64 and since 1991.
Synonyms
en Melovoye (1958-)
en Guryev-20 (-1963)
en Shevchenko (official name from 1964 to 1991)
Translations
a Kazakh city
Chinese:
Mandarin: cmn 阿克套 Ākètào
French: fr Aktaou f
Kazakh: kk Ақтау
Russian: ru Акта́у
Anagrams
en aaktu Takau