Chinese Turkestan.
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Chinese Turkestan — the part of Turkestan under Chinese control, now constituting the section of Xinjiang region, China, south of the Tian Shan mountains: also called Eastern Turkestan * * * … Universalium
Chinese Turkestan — the part of Turkestan under Chinese control, now constituting the section of Xinjiang region, China, south of the Tian Shan mountains: also called Eastern Turkestan … English World dictionary
Chinese Turkestan — Chi′nese Turk′estan n. geg See under Turkestan … From formal English to slang
Chinese Turkestan. — See under Turkestan … Useful english dictionary
Chinese Turkestan — geographical name region W China in W & central Xinjiang Uygur … New Collegiate Dictionary
Turkestan — • Details of Chinese Turkestan and Russian Turkestan Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Turkestan Turkestan † … Catholic encyclopedia
Turkestan — (literally meaning Land of the Turks ) is a region in Central Asia, which today is largely inhabited by Turkic peoples. It has been referenced in many Turkic and Persian sagas and is an integral part of Turan (though Turan dwarfs Turkestan in… … Wikipedia
Turkestan — [tʉr′ki stan΄, tʉr′kistän΄] region in central Asia, extending from the Caspian Sea to the Gobi Desert, inhabited by Turkic speaking peoples: divided into RUSSIAN TURKESTAN & CHINESE TURKESTAN … English World dictionary
Turkestan — Turkestanian, adj., n. /terr keuh stan , stahn /, n. a vast region in W and central Asia, E of the Caspian Sea: includes territory in the S central part of Xinjiang province in China (Eastern Turkestan or Chinese Turkestan), a strip of N… … Universalium
Turkestan — /tɜkəˈstan/ (say terkuh stahn), / ˈstæn/ (say stan) noun a vast region in western and central Asia, east of the Caspian Sea, including part of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region of China (formerly Eastern Turkestan or Chinese Turkestan),… …
