Uzbekistan

[ ooz-bek-uh-stan, -stahn, uhz- ]

noun

1. a republic in S central Asia. 172,741 sq. mi. (447,400 sq. km). : Tashkent.

Uzbekistan

/ ˌʌzbɛkɪˈstɑːn /

noun

1. a republic in central Asia: annexed by Russia in the 19th century, it became a separate Soviet Socialist republic in 1924 and gained independence in 1991. Official language: Uzbek. Religion: believers are mainly Muslim. Currency: sum. Capital: Tashkent. Pop: 28 661 637 (2013 est). Area: 449 600 sq km (173 546 sq miles)

Uzbekistan

1. Republic located in central-west Asia , bounded by Kazakhstan to the west and north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, Afghanistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest. Its capital and largest city is Tashkent.

Notes

This former member of the Soviet Union declared its independence in 1991.

Example Sentences

Azimi suggested finding a way to the border with Uzbekistan and the town of Hairatan, a 75-minute drive from Mazar-i-Sharif.

From Time

Only Azimi, Dostum, Noor and some legislators were permitted into Uzbekistan.

From Time

The giant jawbone was found in Uzbekistan in the 1980s, but researchers rediscovered the fossil when looking through the collection of an Uzbekistan museum.

From Popular-Science

Rising out from the Kyzylkum Desert of Uzbekistan is the Bissekty Formation, a structure of rock and sediment between 90 and 92 million years old that has preserved many a dinosaur fossil.

From Popular-Science

In fact, Predator drones based in Uzbekistan even flew over Afghanistan in the summer and fall of 2000.

From Popular-Science

Once, in 2013, Kyrgyzstan halted water for its reservoirs, and at least 11 regions of Uzbekistan suffered shortages.

From The Daily Beast

The giant irrigation projects began in the 1960s in the dry lands of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.

From The Daily Beast

Uzbekistan, largely dependent on cotton, the industry of white gold, could not afford to re-channel water to its half.

From The Daily Beast

He solicited aid from many regional players, including Iran and Uzbekistan in particular but also Russia and Turkey.

From The Daily Beast

He has been backed over the years by the Soviet Union, Iran, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Russia, and the United States.

From The Daily Beast