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Turkestan

tur·kes·tan

UK/ˌtɜː(ɹ)kɪˈstɑːn/ US/ˌtɜɹkɪˈstæn/ uncommon

noun

1.

a historical region of central Asia that was a center for trade between the East and the West

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Origin

From Persian ترکستان (torkestân), from Middle Persian twlkstʾn' (Turkestān), from twlk' (Turk) + -stʾn' (-estān). By surface analysis, Turk + -estan.

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