Turkestan
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Turkestan
- /ˌtɜː(ɹ)kɪˈstɑːn/ UK
- /ˌtɜɹkɪˈstæn/ US
- /ˈtɜɹkɪˌstæn/ US
Where it comes from
From Persian ترکستان (torkestân), from Middle Persian twlkstʾn' (Turkestān), from twlk' (Turk) + -stʾn' (-estān). By surface analysis, Turk + -estan.
proper noun Turkistan
- 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. Men, women, and children were p'a-hsia (squatting, as a camel squats), to use the Gobi caravan phrase, without a tent among them, but sheltered by big rocks. A little fire was being jealously fed from the small store of fuel they had brought on their pack animals, and they gave us tea. They were gra
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name a historical region in Asia
| Español | Turquestán |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 투르키스탄 Tureukiseutan |
| 日本語 | トルキスタン Torukisutan |
| 中文 | 突厥斯坦 Tūjuésītǎn, 土耳其斯坦 Tǔ'ěrqísītǎn |
| हिन्दी | तुर्किस्तान turkistān, तुरकिस्तान turkistān, तुर्कस्तान turkastān |
| Português | Turquestão |
| Français | Turkestan |
| Deutsch | Turkestan |
| Ελληνικά | Τουρκεστάν Tourkestán |
| Русский | Туркеста́н Turkestán |
| العربية | تُرْكِسْتَان turkistān |
| עברית | טורקסטן turkistan |
Talk about this word "Turkestan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/turkestan. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Turkestan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/turkestan "Turkestan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/turkestan.Cite this
@misc{turkestan_2026,
title = {Turkestan},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/turkestan},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
