English Explanatory Dictionary

East Turkestan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A geographic region in northwestern China; in modern usage, a synonym of Xinjiang used by the East Turkestan independence movement.

Pronunciation

/isːt ˌtɜː(ɹ)kɪˈstɑːn/ /isːt ˌtɜɹkɪˈstæn/ /isːt ˈtɜɹkɪˌstæn/

Word forms

East Turkestan East Turkistan Eastern Turkestan

Related words

Altishahr

Derived words

East Turkestan Republic
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