Definitions for Turkestan
ˌtɜr kəˈstæn, -ˈstɑnturkestan

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1. Turkistan, Turkestannoun

   a historical region of central Asia that was a center for trade between the East and the West

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1. Turkestannoun

   The regions of Central Asia lying between Siberia to the north; Tibet (Xizang) and Xinjiang, China, modern-day Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran to the south; the to the east; and the to the west.

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1. Turkestan

   Turkestan, also spelled Turkistan (Persian: ترکستان, romanized: Torkestân, lit. 'Land of the Turks'), is a historical region in Central Asia corresponding to the regions of Transoxiana and Xinjiang.

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1. turkestan

   Turkestan, also spelled Turkistan, is a historical region located in Central Asia, roughly corresponding to the areas inhabited by Turkic people. It includes present-day nations like Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan and parts of Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Xinjiang autonomous region of China. The term "Turkestan" means "Land of the Turks". In a broader sense, it was often utilized to encompass all regions of Islamic Central Asia. Historically, it was important due to its strategic location on the Silk Road connecting Eastern and Western civilizations.

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1. Turkestan

   Turkestan, spelled also as Turkistan, literally means "Land of the Turks".

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1. Turkestan

   a wide region in Central Asia, divided by the Pamir plateau into sections: (1) Western Turkestan, which embraces Russian Turkestan (3,342), the Khanates of Khiva (q. v.) and Bokhara (q. v.), and Afghan Turkestan. (2) Eastern Turkestan (600), formerly called Chinese Tartary; unproductive in many parts, and but sparsely populated; produces some gold, and a considerable quantity of silk, besides linens and cottons.

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1. Turkestan

   Conformably to the Persian stan, the country of the Turks.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Turkestan in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Turkestan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Turkestan in a Sentence

1. Sairagul Sautbay:

   I saw all the horrors there, in order to exterminate the Kazakh, Uyghur, Kyrgyz, and other indigenous peoples of East Turkestan [sic], who had lived in their homeland since the time of their ancestors, the CCP imprisoned men and women, young and old, from all walks of life.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Turkestan
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Turkestan
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkestan
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Turkestan
6. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Turkestan
7. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=Turkestan