Alma-Ata
Definition
The historical and official Russian name used between 1921 and 1993 for the largest city in Kazakhstan, currently known by its native name Almaty. Located in the southeastern part of the country at the foothills of the Trans-Ili Alatau mountains, the city served as the capital of the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic and subsequently of independent Kazakhstan until 1997, remaining the nation's primary economic, cultural, and academic hub, also famous for the 1991 Alma-Ata Declaration that formalized the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Bilingual Equivalents
- Alma-Ata
- Almaty
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Invariable foreign proper noun stable across syntactic structural placements. |
| Formation | Soviet-era adaptation of the Kazakh word Almaty, structurally altered to resemble the Turkic words 'alma' (apple) and 'ata' (father). |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [ˌælmə.əˈtɑː] |
| Source | Encyclopedia Britannica and Central Asian Toponymic Registers |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: În perioada sovietică, Alma-Ata s-a dezvoltat puternic ca un oraș verde, plin de parcuri și bulevarde largi.
EN: During the Soviet period, Alma-Ata developed heavily as a green city, full of parks and wide avenues.
RO: Declarația semnată la Alma-Ata a marcat formarea Comunității Statelor Independente în iarna anului 1991.
EN: The declaration signed at Alma-Ata marked the formation of the Commonwealth of Independent States in the winter of 1991.
RO: Multe hărți vechi încă folosesc denumirea Alma-Ata în loc de numele oficial actual, Almaty.
EN: Many old maps still use the designation Alma-Ata instead of the current official name, Almaty.
Idioms & Phrases
Declarația de la Alma-Ata / Alma-Ata Declaration
RO: Acord politic major din 1991 prin care fostele republici sovietice au confirmat prăbușirea URSS și crearea CSI.
EN: A major 1991 political agreement through which former Soviet republics confirmed the collapse of the USSR and the creation of the CIS.
Regiunea Alma-Ata / Alma-Ata region
RO: Unitate administrativ-teritorială istorică din sudul Kazahstanului, bogată în resurse minerale și peisaje alpine.
EN: A historical administrative-territorial unit in southern Kazakhstan, rich in mineral resources and alpine landscapes.
Conferința de la Alma-Ata / Alma-Ata Conference
RO: Întrunire internațională celebră a OMS din 1978 care a stabilit importanța fundamentală a asistenței medicale primare globale.
EN: A famous 1978 WHO international meeting that established the foundational importance of global primary health care.
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