An industrial city and river port in eastern Kazakhstan, on the Irtysh River close to the border with Russia; population 281,814 (est. 2006). Founded in the 18th century, it was known as Semipalatinsk until 1991.
Definition of Semei in US English:
Semei
(also Semey)
proper nounˈsemā
An industrial city and river port in eastern Kazakhstan, on the Irtysh River close to the border with Russia; population 281,814 (est. 2006). Founded in the 18th century, it was known as Semipalatinsk until 1991.