Bukhara
Americannoun
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a former state in SW Asia: now incorporated into Uzbekistan.
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a city in SW Uzbekistan, W of Samarkand.
noun
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a city in S Uzbekistan. Pop: 299 000 (2005 est)
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a former emirate of central Asia: a powerful kingdom and centre of Islam; became a territory of the Soviet Union (1920) and was divided between the former Uzbek, Tajik, and Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republics
Example Sentences
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The trial, conducted in the city of Bukhara, started on Nov. 28 and most of the sessions were broadcast live to the press room at the court building and online.
From Reuters ● Jan. 31, 2023
For Tajiks, perhaps the worst example of capricious Soviet demarcation was the decision to attach Bukhara and Samarkand, which had Persian-speaking majorities, to the Soviet Socialist Republic of Uzbekistan in 1924.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2022
Chusovitina was born in the Uzbek city Bukhara.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2021
Mirziyoyev has expressed hope of bringing prosperity by opening it up after decades of isolation under Karimov, including by attracting tourists to the blue-domed medieval Silk Road cities of Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva.
From Reuters ● Apr. 9, 2021
Bukhara is celebrated by Persian poets for its climate, its fruits, and its beautiful women.
From Bagh O Bahar, or Tales of the Four Darweshes by Forbes, Duncan
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