TURKISTAN


Meaning of TURKISTAN in English

n.

Variant: or Tur · ke · stan

Pronunciation: ˌ t ə r-k ə - ' stan, - ' stän; ' t ə r-k ə - ˌ

Function: geographical name

region cen Asia bet. Iran & Siberia; now divided bet. Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, China, & Afghanistan ― see CHINESE TURKESTAN , RUSSIAN TURKESTAN

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