Fergana
Americannoun
noun
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a region of W central Asia, surrounded by high mountains and accessible only from the west; mainly in Uzbekistan and partly in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
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the chief city of this region, in E Uzbekistan. Pop: 230 000 (2005 est)
Example Sentences
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His father, the ruler of a small central Asian state named Fergana in what is now Uzbekistan, was a descendant of the famous conqueror Timur.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
It examines identity and the post-imperialist landscape of the Fergana Valley, which spreads across Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
From BBC • Aug. 4, 2022
“You can talk to the Taliban but you also need to show them a fist,” said Daniel Kiselyov, editor of Fergana, a Russian-language outlet focused on Central Asia.
From New York Times • Aug. 19, 2021
The wearing of medical masks in public has also been banned as “an incitement to panic,” according to the Russia-based Fergana Information Agency.
From Slate • Mar. 27, 2020
He marches back to Persia with an army and a wife, and smacks Chobin so hard for wrecking everything that Chobin flees to Fergana, which is like saying he runs away to Mars.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
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