Kalmyk

Kalmyk
Of, or pertaining to, Kalmykia
2. noun
a) Someone from Kalmykia.
b) A Mongolic language, spoken in and around Kalmykia in Russia.

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  • Kalmyk — I. Kal·myk1 (kălʹmĭk, kăl mĭkʹ) also Kal·muck or Kal·muk (kălʹmŭk, kăl mŭkʹ) n. pl. Kalmyk or Kal·myks also Kalmuck or Kal·mucks or Kalmuk or Kal·muks 1. A member of a Buddhist Mongol people now located primarily in Kalmyk. 2. The Mo …   Universalium

  • Kalmyk — n. area of southwest Russia on the Caspian Sea n. member of a Buddhist Mongol people living mainly in Kalmyk n. Mongolian language of the Kalmyk people …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Kalmyk — [ kalmʌk] (also Kalmuck) noun (plural same, Kalmyks, or Kalmucks) 1》 a member of a Buddhist people of Mongolian origin living chiefly in Kalmykia, a republic in SW Russia. 2》 the Altaic language of the Kalmyk. Origin from Russ. kalmyk …   English new terms dictionary

  • Kalmyk — Kalmouk  Cet article concerne la langue kalmouke. Pour le peuple kalmouk, voir Kalmouks. Kalmouk Хальмг келн Parlée en Russie, République populaire de Chine, Mongolie Région Kalmoukie, ouest de la Mongolie Nombre …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Kalmyk — /ˈkælmɪk/ (say kalmik) noun 1. any of various groups of Buddhistic Mongol peoples who migrated to the region of Kalmykia in Russia from north eastern China during the 17th century. 2. (plural Kalmyks or Kalmyk) a member of this people. 3. their… …  

  • Kalmyk American — Kalmyk Americans [Kalmyk American Society. February 4 2007. [http://www.kalmykamericansociety.org/] ] are Americans of Kalmyk descent. In 2000, their number in New Jersey numbered to about 3,000. [The New Jersey Digital Highway. New Jersey s… …   Wikipedia

  • Kalmyk Autonomous Oblast — (AO) was an autonomy of the Kalmyk people within the Russian SFSR that existed at two separate periods.It was first established in November 1920. Its administrative center was Astrakhan. In June 1928, it was included into Lower Volga Krai. In… …   Wikipedia

  • Kalmyk Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic — (ASSR) was an Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic within the Russian SFSR that existed at two periods of time. Its administrative city was Elista. First time, the Kalmyk ASSR was established when Kalmyk Autonomous Oblast (established November 4 …   Wikipedia

  • Kalmyk (cattle) — Kalmyk cattle (Russian: Kaлмыцкaя, Kalmytskaya) are a beef cattle breed originating in Mongolia and north west China and taken to south eastern Russia by migrating Kalmyk tribes in the early 17th century. They are now found in central Asia on dry …   Wikipedia

  • Kalmyk State University — is the oldest and largest university in Kalmykia. External link * [http://www.kalmsu.ru Official site] …   Wikipedia

  • Kalmyk people — Kalmyks …   Wikipedia

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