transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)u̇z-ˌbe-ki-ˈstan, ˌəz-, -ˈstän; -ˈbe-ki-ˌ ]
geographical name
country W central Asia E of the Amu Dar'ya; a constituent republic ( Uz·bek Republic ˈu̇z-ˌbek, ˈəz-, u̇z-ˈ ) of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1924-91 capital Tashkent area 173,591 square miles (449,601 square kilometers ), population 21,179,000