ə, bu-; noun
1.
a former state in SW Asia: now incorporated into Uzbekistan.
2.
a city in SW Uzbekistan, W of Samarkand.
Also, Bokhara.
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Bukhara or Bokhara (bʊˈxɑːrə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a city in S Uzbekistan. Pop: 299 000 (2005 est) |
| 2. | a former emirate of central Asia: a powerful kingdom and centre of Islam; became a territory of the Soviet Union (1920) and was divided between the former Uzbek, Tajik, and Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republics |
| Bokhara or Bokhara | |
| —n | |
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