Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- See Turkistan.
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- proper n. The regions of Central Asia lying between Siberia to the north; Tibet (Xizang) and Xinjiang, China, modern-day Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran to the south; the Gobi Desert to the east; and the Caspian Sea to the west.
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- n. a historical region of central Asia that was a center for trade between the East and the West
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Examples
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Carpini was travelling from Easter till Ascension-Day through the land of the Kangites, and thence he came into the Biserium country, or what we call Turkestan in the present day; on all sides the eye rested on towns and villages in ruins.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World
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Harte spent six weeks touring prison camps in Turkestan and Siberia to assess Russian preparations for the approaching winter.
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In response to revolts and charges of government corruption in Turkestan, Tsar Nicholas II sent Pahlen to lead a senatorial investigation.
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The part which is called Turkestan extends between Eastern Turkestan and the Caspian Sea, the Kirghiz
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They were then the inhabitants, strong and predatory, of the Altai plains and valleys: but later on, about the sixth century A.D., they are found firmly established in what is still called Turkestan, and pushing westwards towards the
The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey
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In a part of the vast land called Turkestan there is a great lake named Balhkash, of which we visited the shores.
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"Turkestan," it appears that the horses accompanying Central Asian detachments are so considerable that the latter form, as it were, the escort of the former.
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Fourteen years ago, M. Eugene Schuyler, the author of "Turkestan," in order to demonstrate to the Russian government that its prestige had not put a stop to the slave trade, as was then alleged, purchased a young boy slave for one hundred roubles, the average price of the human article in Bokhara, and brought him to St. Petersburg.
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Moscow Police Detain Alleged 'Turkestan' Terrorists
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Persia, Turkestan, and all Central Asia felt the pressure of the flood.
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