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Tashkent - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
The capital and largest city of Uzbekistan in the foothills of the Tian Shan. One of the oldest cities of Central Asia, it was ruled by Arabs and then Turks until 1865, when it was annexed by Russia. In 1930 it replaced Samarqand as the capital of the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic.
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proper noun Capital of Uzbekistan .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun the capital of Uzbekistan
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TASHKENT -- An Uzbek human rights organization is calling for justice after reports of two sisters being gang-raped in jail in Tashkent , RFE/RL's Uzbek Service reports.
Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty 2009
TASHKENT -- The regional director of Western Union Financial Services in Central Asia and Azerbaijan, Jalil Khaydarov, was found dead last week in Tashkent , RFE/RL's Uzbek Service reports.
Spero News author unknown 2010
TASHKENT -- The regional director of Western Union Financial Services in Central Asia and Azerbaijan, Jalil Khaydarov, was found dead last week in Tashkent , RFE/RL's Uzbek Service reports.
Spero News author unknown 2010
The official temperature today in Tashkent is 23C/73F!!!
Anomalies Abound 2004
The official temperature today in Tashkent is 23C/73F!!!
Wanderlustress: 2004
The American embassy in Tashkent raised the Bobaev case with high level Uzbek officials and then sent American diplomats to observe the trial.
Uzbekistan Convicts, Fines VOA Reporter in Slander Trial 2010
The American embassy in Tashkent raised the Bobaev case with high level Uzbek officials and then sent American diplomats to observe the trial.
Uzbekistan Convicts, Fines VOA Reporter in Slander Trial 2010
The American embassy in Tashkent raised the Bobaev case with high level Uzbek officials and then sent American diplomats to observe the trial.
Uzbekistan Convicts, Fines VOA Reporter in Slander Trial 2010
One of my favorite stories about Uzbekistan: I was mugged once in Tashkent , and as the young guy was running away, he turned around and said, Excuse me!
A Conversation with Tom Bissell 2010
The U.S. Embassy in Tashkent said Thursday the United States is closely monitoring the case and expects Uzbekistan to uphold its constitutional guarantees of freedom of expression and due process of the law.
VOA Reporter on Trial in Uzbekistan 2010
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