kirghiz meaning and definition

KIRGHIZ noun

Definition of Kirghiz (noun)

1. a member of a people of Turkic speech and Mongolian race inhabiting vast regions of central Siberia
   • synonyms: Khirghiz, Kirgiz
2. a landlocked republic in west central Asia bordering on northwestern China; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991
   • synonyms: Kirghizia, Kirghizstan, Kirgiz, Kirgizia, Kirgizstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Kyrgyzstan
3. the Turkic language spoken by the Kirghiz
   • synonyms: Khirghiz, Kirgiz