Uz‧bek‧i‧stan /ˌʊzbekɪˈstɑːn $ ʊzˌbekɪˈstæn/
a country in central Asia between Turkmenistan and Kazakhstan. Population: 28,268,440 (2008). Capital: Tashkent. It was formerly part of the Soviet Union, and is now a member of the CIS.
—Uzbek /ˈʊzbek/
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