ˈu̇zˌbek, ˈəz- noun
or uz·beg -eg ; also uz·bak -bak ; or us·bek ˈu̇sˌbek, ˈəs- ; or us·beg -eg
( plural uzbek or uzbeks or uzbeg or uzbegs )
Usage: usually capitalized
1.
a. : a Turkic people of Turkistan and especially of the Uzbek Republic of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics that are Sunnite Muslims and are characterized chiefly by agricultural pursuits and life in towns rather than being nomads
b. : a member of such people
2. : the Turkic language of the Uzbek people