Skip to content
HOW TO PRONOUNCE

bishkek

/bɪʃˈkɛk/

IPA accent not specified by source

Press play to hear how to pronounce bishkek.

American Pronunciation Guide · 0:47
Watch on YouTube ↗

What does bishkek mean?

proper noun

  1. The capital city of Kyrgyzstan.
  2. The Kyrgyzstan government.

Definitions regrouped for readability · CC BY-SA 4.0

IPA pronunciation

/bɪʃˈkɛk/

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0

Pronunciation varies by speaker and region. About these dictionary pronunciations.

In the pages of books

See this word in context.

Industry, concentrated around Bishkek, produces small quantities of electric motors, livestock feeding equipment, washing machines, furniture, cement, paper, and bricks.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1992 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #48
Its small and obsolescent industrial sector, concentrated around Bishkek, is heavily dependent on Russia and other CIS countries for customers and for inputs, including most of its fuel.
United States. Central Intelligence AgencyThe 1994 CIA World FactbookProject Gutenberg ebook #180