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Asharshylyk

Asharshylyk proper noun: a widespread famine that afflicted Kazakhstan from 1930-1933.

Proper noun

Asharshylyk

  1. A widespread famine that afflicted Kazakhstan from 1930-1933.

Origin of Asharshylyk

From Kazakh ашаршылық (ašaršılıq, “famine, hunger”).

Questions about Asharshylyk

What does Asharshylyk mean?
Asharshylyk means a widespread famine that afflicted Kazakhstan from 1930-1933.
What part of speech is Asharshylyk?
Asharshylyk is a proper noun.

Words near Asharshylyk in the dictionary

  1. Ashanti
  2. Ashanti pepper
  3. Ashantis
  4. asharfi
  5. asharfis
  6. Asharshylyk
  7. Ashaway
  8. Ashbaugh
  9. Ashbaughs
  10. Ashbee
  11. Ashberian

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