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Alma-Ata

Alma-Ata

1 6.7
A large city in Kazakhstan that was the capital until 1998
  • proper noun
: Alma-Ata
  • In 1997, the capital was moved from Alma-Ata to Astana.

Examples

  • Many international conferences were held in Alma-Ata during the Soviet era.

  • I visited Alma-Ata last summer.

  • She traveled to Alma-Ata to visit her relatives during the summer holidays.

  • Alma-Ata was beautiful.

  • In 1997, the capital was moved from Alma-Ata to Astana.

  • Many international conferences were held in Alma-Ata during the Soviet era.

  • She traveled to Alma-Ata to visit her relatives during the summer holidays.

Synonyms

Almaty
vsAlma-Ata
3 5.6

A large city in Kazakhstan that was the capital until 1998

is the older name used before the city's official renaming

Surface Forms

Alma-Ata main
Almaty main

Etymology

The word Alma-Ata comes from Kazakh words alma 'apple' and ata 'father'. It was used to mean 'father of apples' or a 'place of many apples', so the city was named for the wild apple trees in the area and is now called Almaty.