Uzbeg
noun
Uzbegs
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pluralof Uzbeg.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Uzbegs, a race of Tartar descent and Mohammedan creed, dominant in Turkestan, the governing class in Khiva, Bokhara, and Khokand especially; territory now annexed to Russia.
From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by P. Austin Nuttall
Such, besides the already mentioned Turkomans of Parthian lineage, are all the nomad and many of the settled inhabitants of Khiva, Ferghana, Karategin, Bokhara, generally comprised under the name of Uzbegs and "Sartes."
From Man, Past and Present by Alfred Court Haddon
I had imagined that His Excellency the Regent would commission me to make war on the Afghans or Uzbegs or appoint me to attack and invade the territory of Russia or Turkey.”
From A Traveler’s Narrative by `Abdu'l-Bahá
Dost thou remember that song at the sheep-roasting in the Pindi camp among the Uzbegs of the Amir?
From Soldiers Three by Rudyard Kipling
He was much gratified with the trifle, it being of Peshawurree muslin, a kind much sought after and prized by the Uzbegs.
From A Peep into Toorkisthhan by Rollo Gillespie Burslem
