Fergana

American  

[fer-gah-nuh, fer-, fyir-guh-nah] / fɛrˈgɑ nə, fər-, fyɪr gʌˈnɑ /

noun

1. a city in eastern Uzbekistan, southeast of Tashkent.

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Fergana British  

/ fəˈɡɑːnə /

noun

1. a region of W central Asia, surrounded by high mountains and accessible only from the west; mainly in Uzbekistan and partly in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan

2. the chief city of this region, in E Uzbekistan. Pop: 230 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

It examines identity and the post-imperialist landscape of the Fergana Valley, which spreads across Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.

From BBC

He marches back to Persia with an army and a wife, and smacks Chobin so hard for wrecking everything that Chobin flees to Fergana, which is like saying he runs away to Mars.

From Literature

Mr. Masimov, who at one time served as Mr. Nazarbayev’s chief of staff and as Kazakhstan’s prime minister, twice, has been regarded as “a mastodon of Kazakh politics,” said Daniil Kislov, a Russian expert on Central Asia who runs Fergana, a news site focused on the region.

From New York Times

Danil Kislov, a Russian expert on Central Asia who runs Fergana, a news portal focused on the region, speculated that the chaos was the result of “a desperate struggle for power” between feuding political clans, namely people loyal to President Tokayev, 68, and those beholden to his 81-year-old predecessor, Nursultan Nazarbayev.

From New York Times

“You can talk to the Taliban but you also need to show them a fist,” said Daniel Kiselyov, editor of Fergana, a Russian-language outlet focused on Central Asia.

From New York Times