"Aktau" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ɑkˈtaʊ/
Etymology: Kazakh Ақтау (Aqtau, literally “white mountain”), name which may be due to its cliffs that overlook the Caspian Sea Etymology templates: {{bor|en|kk|Ақтау|lit=white mountain}} Kazakh Ақтау (Aqtau, literally “white mountain”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Aktau
  1. A city (population 160,000), Kazakhstan's main seaport on the Caspian Sea. Official city name 1963-64 and since 1991. Wikipedia link: Aktau Synonyms: Melovoye (1958-), Guryev-20 (alt: -1963), Shevchenko (english: official name from 1964 to 1991) Translations (a Kazakh city): 阿克套 (Ākètào) (Chinese Mandarin), Ақтау (Aqtau) (Kazakh), Акта́у (Aktáu) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Aktau-en-name-063s9qvN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Kazakh terms with redundant script codes

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