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Karatau

Karatau proper noun: a mountain range in Kazakhstan, the westernmost extension of the Tian Shan.

karatau: a mountain range in Kazakhstan, the westernmost extension of the Tian Shan
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Proper noun

Karatau

  1. A mountain range in Kazakhstan, the westernmost extension of the Tian Shan.
  2. An age from 1100 to 800 million years ago, a subdivision of the Proterozoic.

Forms of Karatau

alternative formKara Tau
alternative formKara-tau
alternative formKara-Tau
alternative formQaratau

Origin of Karatau

From Russian Каратау (Karatau), from Kazakh Қаратау (Qarataw), from қара (qara, “black”) + тау (taw, “mountain, mountains”).

Words formed from Karatau

  • Kara Tau argali

Questions about Karatau

What does Karatau mean?
Karatau means a mountain range in Kazakhstan, the westernmost extension of the Tian Shan.
What part of speech is Karatau?
Karatau is a proper noun.

Words near Karatau in the dictionary

  1. karasugite
  2. karasumi
  3. karat
  4. Karata
  5. karatas
  6. Karatau
  7. karatavioside
  8. karate
  9. karate chop
  10. karate chops
  11. karated

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