TURKISTAN

Meaning of TURKISTAN in English

or Turkestan geographical name region central Asia between Iran & Siberia; now divided between Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, China, & Afghanistan

Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012

TURKISTAN — or Turkestan Historical region, Central Asia. This somewhat broad geographic region situated between Siberia to the north and Tibet, India, …
Английский словарь Британика
TURKISTAN — /terr'keuh stan", -stahn"/ , n. Turkestan.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TURKISTAN — n. Turkestan, mountainous region of central Asia populated by Turkic people
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TURKISTAN — or Tur·ke·stan ˌtər-kə-ˈstan, -ˈstän; ˈtər-kə-ˌ region central Asia between Iran & Siberia; now divided between Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TURKISTAN — also spelled Turkestan, in Asian history, the regions of Central Asia lying between Siberia on the north; Tibet, India, Afghanistan, …
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TURKISTAN — n. or Turkestan Historical region, Central Asia. This somewhat broad geographic region situated between Siberia to the north and Tibet, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
TURKISTAN — n. Variant: or Tur · ke · stan Pronunciation: ˌ t ə r-k ə - ' stan, - ' stän; …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TURKESTAN — geographical name see: Turkistan
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WENDI — I or Wen Ti Chinese god of literature. His chief heavenly task is to keep a register of men of …
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ÜRÜMQI — or Urumchi or Wu-lu-mu-ch'i City (pop., 1999 est.: 1,258,457), capital of Xinjiang autonomous region, northwestern China. Situated along the northern …
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TURKIC PEOPLES — Any of various peoples who speak one of the They are connected with the Tuque (T'u-chüeh), nomadic people who in …
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TASHKENT — or Toshkent City (pop., 1998 est.: 2,124,000), capital of Uzbekistan. Dating from about the 1st century BC, it was an …
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SHYMKENT — or Chimkent City (pop., 1999 est.: 360,100), south-central Kazakhstan. It lies at an elevation of 1,680 ft (512 m) in …
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DGA'L-DAN — or Galdan born 1644?, Central Asia died May 3, 1697, East Turkistan Leader of the Dzungar tribes of Mongol s, …
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TURANOSE — -ˌnōs noun ( -s ) Etymology: German turanos, from Persian Tūrān Turkistan + German -os -ose; from its being obtained …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TURKMENISTAN, FLAG OF — national flag consisting of a green field (background) with a white crescent and five stars; near the hoist a claret …
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TURKIC LANGUAGES — group of closely related languages that form a subfamily of the Altaic languages. The Turkic languages show close similarities to …
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TASHKENT — Uzbek Toshkent capital of Uzbekistan and the largest city in Central Asia. Tashkent lies in the northeastern part of Uzbekistan. …
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SKOBELEV, MIKHAIL DMITRIYEVICH — born Sept. 29 [Sept. 17, Old Style], 1843, St. Petersburg, Russia died July 7 , 1882, Moscow military officer who …
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SINKIANG, UYGUR AUTONOMOUS REGION OF — Uygur also spelled Uighur, Chinese (Wade-Giles) Hsin-chiang Wei-wu-erh Tzu-chih-ch', (Pinyin) Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, autonomous region occupying the northwestern corner of …
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MANICHAEISM — dualistic religious movement founded in Persia in the 3rd century AD by Mani (q.v.), who was known as the Apostle …
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KAUFMANN, KONSTANTIN PETROVICH — born March 2 [Feb. 19, Old Style], 1818, Majdany, near Deblin, Pol. died May 16 , 1882, Tashkent, Russian Empire …
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KAIDU — died c. 1301 Mongol khan (reigned 12691301), the great-grandson of Genghis Khan, grandson of gdei, and a leader of the …
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GONZLEZ DE CLAVIJO, RUY — born , Madrid, Spain died April 2, 1412, Madrid Spanish diplomat who traveled to the court of Timur (Tamerlane) at …
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FAKHR AD-DIN AR-RAZI — born 1149, Rayy, Iran died 1209, near Herat, Khwarezm in full Abu 'abd Allah Muhammad Ibn 'umar Ibn Al-husayn Fakhr …
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ENVER PASA — born Nov. 22, 1881, Constantinople [now Istanbul], Turkey died Aug. 4, 1922, near Baldzhuan, Turkistan [now in Tajikistan] Ottoman general …
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DGA'-LDAN — born 1644?, Central Asia died May 3, 1697, East Turkistan [now Sinkiang, China] also spelled Galdan leader of the Dzungar …
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CHAO-HUI — born 1708, China died Dec. 10, 1764, Peking Pinyin Zhaohui famous Ch'ing dynasty general who played a prominent part in …
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CENTRAL ASIAN ARTS: PERFORMING ARTS — Performing arts: dance and theatre The performing arts have played an important role in the spiritual and social life of …
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CENTRAL ASIAN ARTS — the literary, performing, and visual arts of a large portion of Asia embracing the Turkic republics (Uzbekistan, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan), …
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BASMACHI REVOLT — Russian Basmachestvo, insurrection against Soviet rule in Central Asia, begun in 1917 and largely suppressed by 1926. An amalgam of …
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DGA'L-DAN — or Galdan born 1644?, Central Asia died May 3, 1697, East Turkistan Leader of the Dzungar tribes of Mongol s, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia

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