Karaganda
[kar-uh-guh n-dah; Russian kuh-ruh-guhn-dah] /ˌkær ə gənˈdɑ; Russian kə rə gʌnˈdɑ/
noun
1.
a city in central Kazakhstan.
/Russian kərəɡanˈda/
noun
1.
a city in E central Kazakhstan, founded in 1857: a major coal-mining and industrial centre. Pop: 412 000 (2005 est) Also called Qaraghandy
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