Uzbek
Americannoun
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Uzbeks,
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Uzbek
plural
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a member of a town-dwelling Turkic people of Turkestan and Uzbekistan.
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the Turkic language of the Uzbeks.
noun
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a member of a Mongoloid people of Uzbekistan
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the language of this people, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family
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For meals, the spa has two chefs — one Armenian, another Uzbek — who prepare fresh Mediterranean dishes, as well as Eastern European classics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Rubio arrived in Uzbekistan's Silk Road city of Samarkand late Sunday to prepare for talks with top officials from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and the Uzbek hosts.
From Barron's ● Oct. 19, 2026
Scotland head coach Steve Clarke was diplomatic, saying he "wasn't too sure" about several decisions made by Uzbek referee Ilgiz Tantashev.
From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026
Born in the Uzbek capital, he learned with his grandfather as his coach and soon became one of the fastest risers in chess history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
It’s a young Uzbek messenger, riding a Bactrian camel, wearing an old wide-brimmed hat.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
Uzbekistan’s government has promoted chess since 2004, leading to four Uzbeks now ranking in the world’s top 50.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 6, 2026
"We are trying to send Uzbeks to developed countries: Germany, Slovakia, Poland, South Korea, Japan, and we are negotiating with Finland, Norway, Canada and the United States," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2025
While it would be romantic to say Khusanov is forging a path for more Uzbeks to play in Europe's top leagues, that process has been long under way in the former Soviet state.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2025
The Uzbeks beat Indonesia 2-0 in the semifinals on Monday in Doha, Qatar, and will face Japan for the title on Friday.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
That December, Pashtuns, Tajiks, Uzbeks, and Hazaras gathered in Bonn and, under the watchful eye of the UN, began the process that might someday end over twenty years of unhappiness in their watan.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
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