English Explanatory Dictionary

Semirechye

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. An oblast (province) of the Russian Empire corresponding to most of present-day southeastern Kazakhstan and northeastern Kyrgyzstan.

Word forms

Semirechye

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Семиречье (Semirečʹje), itself composed of семь (semʹ, “seven”), река (reka, “river”), -ье (-ʹje, “-ia”), a calque of Kazakh Jetısu (“Seven Rivers”).

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