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Definitions for uzbekistanʊzˈbɛk əˌstæn, -ˌstɑn, ʌz-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

Uz•bek•i•stanʊzˈbɛk əˌstæn, -ˌstɑn, ʌz-(n.)

  1. a republic in S central Asia, S. of Kazakhstan: a former constituent republic of the U.S.S.R.. 24,102,473; 172,741 sq. mi. (447,400 sq. km).

    Category: Geography (places)

    Ref: Cap.: Tashkent.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. Uzbekistan, Republic of Uzbekistan, Uzbek(noun)

    a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian soviet

Wiktionary

  1. Uzbekistan(ProperNoun)

    Country in Central Asia. Official name: Republic of Uzbekistan.

    2. Origin: Uncertain; possibly from Turkic uz ("self") + Sogdian bek ("master"). The suffix is known to be from ستان (stān, "-stan").

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