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Turkistan

Turkistan proper noun: a region of Kazakhstan. Also the alternative spelling of Turkestan.

Proper noun

Turkistan

  1. A region of Kazakhstan.
  2. A city, the regional capital of Turkistan, Kazakhstan.

Also used as

Turkistan is also the alternative spelling of Turkestan.

Origin of Turkistan

From Kazakh Түркістан (Türkistan). By surface analysis, Turk + -istan.

Words formed from Turkistan

Questions about Turkistan

What does Turkistan mean?
Turkistan means a region of Kazakhstan.
What part of speech is Turkistan?
Turkistan is a proper noun.

Words near Turkistan in the dictionary

  1. Turkish Vans
  2. Turkishly
  3. Turkishness
  4. Turkism
  5. Turkisms
  6. Turkistan
  7. Turkistani
  8. Turkistanis
  9. Turkiye
  10. Turkization
  11. Turkize

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