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Uz•bek•i•stan
Pronunciation: (ooz-bek'u-stan", -stän", uz-), [key]—
n.
a republic in S central Asia. 19,906,000; 172,741 sq. mi. (447,400 sq. km).
Cap.: Tashkent. Formerly,
Uz'bek So'viet So'cialist Repub'lic. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.