Qazahistan

== Crimean Tatar == === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: Qa‧za‧his‧tan === Proper noun === Qazahistan Kazakhstan (a country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe) === Notes === This word is pronounced with /x/ that distinguishes it from the term "qazaq", which denotes the East Slavic population (Ukrainians and Russians) and is etymologically derived from "казак" (kazak) (Cossack)". In modern usage, the term "qazaq" referring to East Slavs is considered stylistic or archaic, although it still appears widely in everyday speech. ==== Related terms ==== qazah (“Kazakh”) === References === “Qazahistan”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)