Turkestan
or Tur·ki·stan
a vast region in western and central Asia, east of the Caspian Sea: includes territory in the south central part of Xinjiang province in China (Eastern Turkestan or Chinese Turkestan ), a strip of northern Afghanistan, and the area (Russian Turkestan ) comprising the republics of Kazakhstan, Kirghizia (Kyrgyzstan), Tadzhikistan (Tajikistan), Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan.
Origin of Turkestan
1Other words from Turkestan
- Tur·ke·stan·i·an, adjective, noun
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How to use Turkestan in a sentence
In the past, it has attempted to pin blame for a number of violent incidents on the East Turkistan Islamic Movement.
It now really belongs to the small tribe of Turkic origin which, after occupying Turkistan, has spread even into the Crimea.
The Desert World | Arthur ManginNearly every well-to-do establishment in Afghan Turkistan has one or two Hazara slaves.
The Gates of India | Thomas HoldichFinding himself at the feet of the Governor of Turkistan, his feelings must not have been of the most reassuring nature.
Some Heroes of Travel | W. H. Davenport AdamsThe inhabitants of Western Europe can form no conception of the force of the winds in Turkistan.
Some Heroes of Travel | W. H. Davenport Adams
There must be a "pretty considerable deal" of gabble towards the month of November in that English Turkistan.
The Book of Christmas | Thomas K. Hervey
British Dictionary definitions for Turkestan
Turkistan
/ (ˌtɜːkɪˈstɑːn) /
an extensive region of central Asia between Siberia in the north and Tibet, India, Afghanistan, and Iran in the south: formerly divided into West (Russian) Turkestan (also called Soviet Central Asia), comprising present-day Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan and the S part of Kazakhstan, and East (Chinese) Turkestan, approximating to the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China
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