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Alma-Ata

Alma-Ata proper noun: a former name of Almaty, previous capital of Kazakhstan.

Proper noun

Alma-Ata

  1. (historical) A former name of Almaty, previous capital of Kazakhstan.
    • Not until October, 1939, did Eurasia, through the medium of the newly formed Sino-Soviet Aviation Company, open a new service. It ran from Chungking to Ha-mi, whence, through the cooperation of Sinkiang authorities and the Soviet People's Aviation Company, it was continued via Tihwa, I-ning, and...1944, Martin R. Norins, Gateway to Asia: Sinkiang, Frontier of the Chinese Far West, John Day Company, page 119
    • Not far inside the USSR, to the south of the Ili on the Turkestan-Siberian Railway, sits Alma-Ata, the capital of the Kazakh SSR. Founded by the Russians a century ago, it contains over 456,000 inhabitants, mainly Russian. From its position, the city is able to command the western approach to the...1962, W. A. Douglas Jackson, The Russo-Chinese Borderlands: Zone of Peaceful Contact or Potential Conflict?, D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc., page 9

Alma-Ata meaning in Marathi

Alma-Ata in Marathi

former name of Almaty
आल्मा-आता ālmā-ātā

Examples of Alma-Ata in a sentence

  • The trip from Chungking across Sinkiang to Alma-Ata totals about 2,584 miles and has become extremely important in United Nations mail and transport services.1944, Martin R. Norins, Gateway to Asia: Sinkiang, Frontier of the Chinese Far West, John Day Company, page 119:
  • Not far inside the USSR, to the south of the Ili on the Turkestan-Siberian Railway, sits Alma-Ata, the capital of the Kazakh SSR.1962, W. A. Douglas Jackson, The Russo-Chinese Borderlands: Zone of Peaceful Contact or Potential Conflict?, D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc....

Origin of Alma-Ata

Borrowed from Russian Алма́-Ата́ (Almá-Atá).

Questions about Alma-Ata

What does Alma-Ata mean?
Alma-Ata means a former name of Almaty, previous capital of Kazakhstan.
What is Alma-Ata in Marathi?
Alma-Ata in Marathi is आल्मा-आता (ālmā-ātā). See Alma-Ata meaning in Marathi.
How do you use Alma-Ata in a sentence?
The trip from Chungking across Sinkiang to Alma-Ata totals about 2,584 miles and has become extremely important in United Nations mail and transport services.
What part of speech is Alma-Ata?
Alma-Ata is a proper noun.

Words near Alma-Ata in the dictionary

  1. alm
  2. alma
  3. alma mater
  4. alma maters
  5. Alma Park
  6. Alma-Ata
  7. almacantar
  8. almacantars
  9. Almach
  10. almadia
  11. almadias

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