English Explanatory Dictionary

Frunze

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Bishkek, the capital city of Kyrgyzstan.

Pronunciation

fro͞on′zə /ˈfɹuːn.zə/ /ˈfɹun.zə/ /ˈfɹʉːn.zə/ /ˈfɹʉn.zə/ /ˈfɾuːn.ze/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Frunze.wav

Word forms

Frunze

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Фру́нзе (Frúnze); cognate with Romanian Frunză. From 1926–1991, the city was named after the Bolshevik military leader Mikhail Frunze, who was born here.

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