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.

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Unretouched triangular microlithic projectile points have been identified from their impact traces in the oldest occupation layers of the Obi-Rakhmat site in Uzbekistan, dating to 80,000 years ago.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 6, 2026

Neighbouring Uzbekistan has also expressed interest in the method and is looking at trialing its own cloud seeding project.

From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026

Official statistics are lacking, but media in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have reported an increasing number of victims.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

Such a move would thrust former Soviet states, including Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, closer to Beijing, which is working to become the dominant force in Central Asia.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 14, 2026

In Uzbekistan, whose crumbling economy has enjoyed a fillip from the presence of 1500 US troops, support for America's military campaigns is understandably high.

From The Belgian Curtain Europe after Communism by Samuel Vaknin