Uzbekistan

American  

[ooz-bek-uh-stan, -stahn, uhz-] / ʊzˈbɛk əˌstæn, -ˌstɑn, ʌz- /

noun

1. a republic in S central Asia. 172,741 sq. mi. (447,400 sq. km). Tashkent.

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Uzbekistan British  

/ ˌʌzbɛkɪˈstɑːn /

noun

1. a republic in central Asia: annexed by Russia in the 19th century, it became a separate Soviet Socialist republic in 1924 and gained independence in 1991. Official language: Uzbek. Religion: believers are mainly Muslim. Currency: sum. Capital: Tashkent. Pop: 28 661 637 (2013 est). Area: 449 600 sq km (173 546 sq miles)

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Uzbekistan Cultural  

1. Republic located in central-west Asia, bounded by Kazakhstan to the west and north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, Afghanistan to the south, and Turkmenistan to the southwest. Its capital and largest city is Tashkent.

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This former member of the Soviet Union declared its independence in 1991.

Example Sentences

And even though his home country doesn’t have a long history of producing the world’s pre-eminent chess minds, there has never been a better time to be a competitive chess player from Uzbekistan.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

His opponent was a 20-year-old prodigy from Uzbekistan named Javokhir Sindarov.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

IS-K, the group which admitted the attack, is an offshoot of IS which seeks to establish a Muslim caliphate across Afghanistan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Iran.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Martin Lutterjohann, 82, from Munich, was at the trade fair to try and get answers on whether his planned trip to Uzbekistan via Sharjah in May could still go ahead.

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

Uzbekistan has responded to the negative   external conditions generated by the Asian and Russian financial   crises by tightening export and currency controls within its already   largely closed economy.

From The 2001 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency