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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
Proper noun
Nur-Sultan
- Former name of Astana (“the capital city of Kazakhstan”), used from 2019 to 2022.
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