Uz ‧ bek ‧ i ‧ stan /ˌʊzbekɪˈstɑːn $ ʊzˌbekɪˈstæn/ BrE AmE
a country in central Asia between Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. Population: 28,268,440 (2008). Capital: Tashkent. It was formerly part of the Soviet Union, and is now a member of the CIS.
—Uzbek /ˈʊzbek/ noun , adjective