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Aktau

/ɑkˈtaʊ/

Aktau proper noun: a city (population 160,000), Kazakhstan's main seaport on the Caspian Sea. Official city name 1963-64 and since 1991.

aktau: a city (population 160,000), Kazakhstan's main seaport on the Caspian Sea. Official city name...
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Proper noun

Aktau

  1. A city (population 160,000), Kazakhstan's main seaport on the Caspian Sea. Official city name 1963-64 and since 1991.
    Synonyms:
    Melovoye (1958-), Guryev-20, Shevchenko

Synonyms of Aktau

Origin of Aktau

From Kazakh Ақтау (Aqtaw, literally “white mountain”), name which may be due to its cliffs that overlook the Caspian Sea.

Questions about Aktau

What does Aktau mean?
Aktau means a city (population 160,000), Kazakhstan's main seaport on the Caspian Sea. Official city name 1963-64 and since 1991.
What part of speech is Aktau?
Aktau is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Aktau?
Aktau is pronounced /ɑkˈtaʊ/.

Words near Aktau in the dictionary

  1. Aksumites
  2. Aksumitic
  3. Aktar
  4. Aktars
  5. aktashite
  6. Aktau
  7. Akter
  8. Akters
  9. Akther
  10. Akthers
  11. aktionsart

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