Chimkent


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Chim·kent

(chĭm-kĕnt′)
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Chimkent

(tʃɪmˈkɛnt)
n
(Placename) the Russian name for Shymkent
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Chim•kent

(tʃɪmˈkɛnt)

n.
a city in S Kazakhstan. 397,600.
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