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
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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
Izzeldin Bukhara, 37, who organizes vegetarian cooking classes and food tours of East Jerusalem, makes a point of tapping into the culinary knowledge of older generations.
From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 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
There are endless different orders of Muhammadan faqirs, most of which had their origin in Central Asia, Bukhara and Baghdad having contributed perhaps the largest share.
From Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches by T. L. (Theodore Leighton) Pennell
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