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

Archaeologists have found the remains of two medieval cities in the grassy mountains of eastern Uzbekistan, a discovery that could shift our understanding of the fabled Silk Road.

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They lived in former Soviet states such as Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan and, over the generations, assimilated into those cultures and stopped speaking Korean, which was forbidden.

From BBC

Having not played a match since 2018, the North Korean Women's U20 returned to the international stage in March this year to compete in the Asian Cup in Uzbekistan.

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We have identified the names of 272 such men, many of whom were from Central Asia - 47 from Uzbekistan, 51 from Tajikistan, and 26 from Kyrgyzstan.

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A medic who helped save the life of the Uzbekistan Olympic boxing team's head coach has been described as "a proper legend".

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