Andijon

Russian An·di·jan

[an-di-john]

noun

1. a city in E Uzbekistan, near the border of Kyrgyzstan.

Example Sentences

Mr. Karimov, who ruled from 1991 until his death in 2016, was unforgiving of dissent, particularly after unrest in the eastern town of Andijon in 2005, which ended with armed S.N.B. officers killing hundreds of unarmed protesters.

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Struggling Uzbek football club Andijon has sent its players to help bring in the cotton harvest, prompting some social media amusement.

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FC Andijon was hoping to show its public-spiritedness by publishing the photos on its website and social media, saying "coaches and players are working side by side to bring in the harvest" during the break in local fixtures caused by the national squad competing in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.

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And some social media users, keen not to single out Andijon, even suggest that the national team might also be of more use in the cotton fields than on the pitch after its recent defeat by Iran.

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"Andijon footballers went to pick cotton. They have found their metier, and in the right place," journalist Elmurod Ermatov mocked on Twitter.

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