Kara-Kirghizn.
/ˌkarəˈkəːɡɪz/, /ˌkarəˈkɪəɡɪz/, /ˌkarəkɪəˈɡɪz/, /ˌkarəkɪəˈɡiːz/, U.S. /ˌkɛrəˌkɪrˈɡiz/ = Kyrgyz n.
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1879 Encycl. Brit. IX. 85/2 The nomads are mainly Kipchaks and Kara Kirghiz.
1959 E. H. Carr Socialism in One Country II. xx. 268 The Kirgiz (here called Kara-Kirgiz) population was to form a new autonomous region within the RSFSR.
1967 D. S. Parlett Short Dict. Lang. 73 Kirgiz (Kara-Kirgiz).., apparently one of the oldest (or oldest attested) Turkic tribes.
1971 Whitaker's Almanack 966 In 1924, a Kara-Kirghiz Autonomous Province was formed within the R.S.F.S.R.
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