Uzbekistan
a republic in S central Asia. 172,741 sq. mi. (447,400 sq. km). Capital: Tashkent.
- Formerly Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic.
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How to use Uzbekistan in a sentence
Azimi suggested finding a way to the border with Uzbekistan and the town of Hairatan, a 75-minute drive from Mazar-i-Sharif.
The Untold Story of How Afghanistan's Fighting Female Governor Salima Mazari Escaped the Taliban | Robyn Huang | September 15, 2021 | TimeOnly Azimi, Dostum, Noor and some legislators were permitted into Uzbekistan.
The Untold Story of How Afghanistan's Fighting Female Governor Salima Mazari Escaped the Taliban | Robyn Huang | September 15, 2021 | TimeThe giant jawbone was found in Uzbekistan in the 1980s, but researchers rediscovered the fossil when looking through the collection of an Uzbekistan museum.
New fossil reveals a fearsome shark-toothed dinosaur | Hannah Seo | September 9, 2021 | Popular-ScienceRising out from the Kyzylkum Desert of Uzbekistan is the Bissekty Formation, a structure of rock and sediment between 90 and 92 million years old that has preserved many a dinosaur fossil.
New fossil reveals a fearsome shark-toothed dinosaur | Hannah Seo | September 9, 2021 | Popular-ScienceIn fact, Predator drones based in Uzbekistan even flew over Afghanistan in the summer and fall of 2000.
These machines were supposed to help win the war in Afghanistan. What happened? | Rob Verger | August 19, 2021 | Popular-Science
Once, in 2013, Kyrgyzstan halted water for its reservoirs, and at least 11 regions of Uzbekistan suffered shortages.
The giant irrigation projects began in the 1960s in the dry lands of Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.
Uzbekistan, largely dependent on cotton, the industry of white gold, could not afford to re-channel water to its half.
He solicited aid from many regional players, including Iran and Uzbekistan in particular but also Russia and Turkey.
The Warlord Who Defines Afghanistan: An Excerpt From Bruce Riedel’s ’What We Won’ | Bruce Riedel | July 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe has been backed over the years by the Soviet Union, Iran, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Russia, and the United States.
The Warlord Who Defines Afghanistan: An Excerpt From Bruce Riedel’s ’What We Won’ | Bruce Riedel | July 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for Uzbekistan
/ (ˌʌzbɛkɪˈstɑːn) /
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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Cultural definitions for Uzbekistan
[ (ooz-bek-uh-stan, ooz-bek-uh-stahn) ]
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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