Astana
/əsˈtɑːnə/US/æsˈtɑːnə/
Astana proper noun: the capital city of Kazakhstan.
Proper noun
Astana
- The capital city of Kazakhstan.
- At a signing ceremony in the Kazakh capital, Astana, on May 29, the presidents of Russia, Belarus, and Kazakhstan ratified the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) into existence. An EEU modeled on the European Union was first mooted back in 1994 by Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev, but took off only...2014 July 1, Frank Jacobs, “Welcome to Stanistan”, in Foreign Policy, archived from the original on 03 Aug 2023
- Synonyms:
- Akmoly, Akmolinsky prikaz, Akmolinsk, Tselinograd (1961–), Akmola (1992–1998; capital since 1997), Aqmola, Nur-Sultan (2019–2022)
- The Kazakhstan government.
Astana meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
Astana in Hindi
- the capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
- अस्ताना astānā
Astana in Marathi
- the capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
- अस्ताना astānā
Astana in Urdu
- the capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
- آستانہ āstānā
Astana in Bengali
- the capital city of Kazakhstan — see also Nur-Sultan, Akmola, Akmolinsk
- আস্তানা astana
More languagesFewer languages
- Astana in Arabic
- أَسْتَانَا ʔastānā
- Astana in Malay
- Astana
- Astana in Indonesian
- Astana
- Astana in Persian
- آستانه âstâne
- Astana in Thai
- อัสตานา âs-dtaa-naa
- Astana in Vietnamese
- A-xta-na
Synonyms of Astana
- Akmoly
- Akmolinsky prikaz
- Akmolinsk
- Tselinograd (1961–)
- Akmola (1992–1998; capital since 1997)
- Aqmola
- Nur-Sultan (2019–2022)
Origin of Astana
Borrowed from Kazakh Астана (Astana), meaning capital, from Classical Persian آستانه (āstāna).
Words formed from Astana
Questions about Astana
- What does Astana mean?
- Astana means the capital city of Kazakhstan.
- What is Astana in Hindi?
- Astana in Hindi is अस्ताना (astānā). See Astana meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Astana?
- Astana is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Astana?
- Astana is pronounced /əsˈtɑːnə/ (UK).
Words near Astana in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Astana (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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