Uzbekistan

Etymology

From Russian Узбекистан (Uzbekistan), itself from Classical Persian اُزْبَکِسْتَان (uzbakistān). Ultimately uncertain; possibly from Turkic uz (“genuine”) + Sogdian [Term?] (/⁠bek⁠/, “master”) (for the second element, see Turkish bey). The suffix is known to be from Classical Persian ـِستان (istān, “stan”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʊzˌbɛkɪˈstɑːn/

• Audio (US):

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Proper noun

Uzbekistan

2. A country in Central Asia. Official name: Republic of Uzbekistan. Capital: Tashkent.
   • 2013, Al Gore, The Future: Six Drivers of Global Change‎, New York: Random House, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, →OL, page 234:

     In Uzbekistan, forced sterilizations apparently began in 2004 and became official state policy in 2009.

See also

• (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen * Countries of the world

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [uz.bə.kisˈtan]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [uz.be.kisˈtan]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Proper noun

Uzbekistan m

1. Uzbekistan (a country in Central Asia)

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Узбекистан (Uzbekistan).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuzbekistɑn/, [ˈuzbe̞ˌk̟is̠tɑ̝n]
• Rhymes: -istɑn
• Hyphenation^(key): Uz‧be‧kis‧tan

Proper noun

Uzbekistan

1. Uzbekistan (a country in Central Asia)