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Asharshylyk

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English

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Etymology

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From Kazakh ашаршылық (aşarşylyq, famine, hunger).

Proper noun

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Asharshylyk

  1. A widespread famine that afflicted Kazakhstan from 1930-1933.

Coordinate terms

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  • Holodomor, another famine that affected Ukraine during Soviet times