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Bishkeker
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English
Etymology
From en Bishkek er inhabitant.
Noun
A native or inhabitant of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
en Bishkekian
en 1996 June John King; John Noble; Andrew Humphreys Kyrgyzstan: Laky Issyk-Kul & the Central Tian Shan Central Asia: A Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit Lonely Planet Travel Survival Kit Hawthorn, Victoria w:Lonely Planet Publications 0864423586 377 https://archive.org/details/centralasialonel00king/page/376/mode/2up?q=Bishkekers Issyk-Kul's health resorts now seem a dying breed, although they still fill up with Bishkekers and local tourists in the hot months. Of at least 115 shoreline sanatoria before 1991, only a handful (mostly around Cholpon-Ata) remain open; best known is the immense Issyk-Kul Sanatorium near Cholpon-Ata.
en 2010-05-13 Madeleine Reeves The Latest Revolution w:London Review of Books 32 9 https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v32/n09/madeleine-reeves/the-latest-revolution For many long-term Bishkekers, the claim of the ‘incomers’ (priezhie) to the city is a contested one. Many Bishkekers were angry that, for the second time in recent memory, state buildings had been ransacked or set on fire and that they would have to foot the bill. https://web.archive.org/web/20250911023351/https://www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v32/n09/madeleine-reeves/the-latest-revolution 11 September 2025
en 2017 Matthew Palmer Enemy of the Good New York, NY w:G. P. Putnam's Sons 9780399175022 ryL6DAAAQBAJ 375 Bishkekers As the Scythians mounted up, Kate spotted Patime Akhun in the crowd with a group of Women in Black who had been some of the first Bishkekers to join the protests. / “Patime,” Kate shouted, catching her attention. “Get in the truck.”
en 2020-01-19 Karolina Wiercigroch Photo gallery: dining with nomads in Kyrgyzstan w:National Geographic https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/photography/2020/01/photo-gallery-dining-nomads-kyrgyzstan?image=photostory_dscf0206_hr_web Kumis is best sampled fresh in a yurt. Even modern Bishkekers come to kumis-drinking retreats in Song Köl Lake or Suusamyr Valley. Coincidently, the name of the Kyrgyz capital city probably derives from the word bishkek — the wooden barrel in which kumis is made.
Translations
native or inhabitant of Bishkek
French: fr Bichkékien m, fr Bichkékienne f
Hungarian: hu biskeki
Kazakh: kk бішкектік
Kyrgyz: ky бишкектик
Polish: pl biszkekańczyk m, pl biszkekanka f
Russian: ru бишкекча́нин m, ru бишкекча́нка f
Turkish: tr Bişkekli
en Demonyms Kyrgyzstan