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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. See Almaty.

Wiktionary

  1. n. historical A former name of Almaty (city in Kazakhstan).

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. the largest city in Kazakhstan and the capital until 1998

Examples

  • “It was known as Alma-Ata during the Soviet era, meaning “father of the apple.””

    Simon & Schuster: The Fruit Hunters

  • “During the 1870s and 1880s, when the place was still called Alma-Ata and the city was being planned by the Russians, the city engineer, a German by the name of Baum, stipulated that every citizen must plant five trees in front of his house.”

    Simon & Schuster: Wildwood

  • “And another guest, now a New Yorker, traveled to the island to recall his youth in a city once called Alma-Ata - "the father of apples.”

    NYT > Home Page

  • “Almaty, formerly known as Alma-Ata, is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of”

    ChessBase News

  • “The tournament took place in Almaty (formerly known as Alma-Ata), the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of more than 1,2 million.”

    ChessVibes

  • “In Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan, two weeks later, the heads of eight more republics agreed to join.”

    Simon & Schuster: The Return

  • “In Alma-Ata in 1986, thousands had been taken into custody.”

    Simon & Schuster: The Return

  • “It would be used in Prague, in Alma-Ata, in Baku, in Riga, and in Moscow.”

    Simon & Schuster: The Gun

  • “Working from a small adobe building, Kalashnikov refined his weapon at the Moscow Aviation Institute, which had moved to Alma-Ata.”

    Simon & Schuster: The Gun

  • “For much of the next two years, Kalashnikov shuttled between Schurovo and institutes in Tashkent and Alma-Ata.”

    Simon & Schuster: The Gun

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