Definitions
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- proper noun historical A former name of
Almaty (city in Kazakhstan).
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the largest city in Kazakhstan and the capital until 1998
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Examples
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It was known as Alma-Ata during the Soviet era, meaning “father of the apple.”
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It was known as Alma-Ata during the Soviet era, meaning “father of the apple.”
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It was known as Alma-Ata during the Soviet era, meaning “father of the apple.”
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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.
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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.
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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."
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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.
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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.
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Almaty, formerly known as Alma-Ata, is the largest city in Kazakhstan, with a population of
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In Alma-Ata, Kazakhstan, two weeks later, the heads of eight more republics agreed to join.
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