Turkestan

== English == === Alternative forms === Turkistan === Etymology === From Persian ترکستان (torkestân), from Middle Persian twlkstʾn' (Turkestān), from twlk' (Turk) + -stʾn' (-estān). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˌtɜː(ɹ)kɪˈstɑːn/ (US) IPA(key): /ˌtɜɹkɪˈstæn/, /ˈtɜɹkɪˌstæn/ === Proper noun === Turkestan (historical) 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. ==== Derived terms ==== Chinese Turkestan Eastern Turkestan Turkestani East Turkestan Republic ==== Translations ==== === See also === Former Russian Turkestan (before 1917 revolution): Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Turkmenistan Tajikistan Uzbekistan Former Chinese Turkestan: Tibet (Xizang) Xinjiang === Further reading === “Turkestan, pn.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022. “Turkestan”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. === Anagrams === take turns == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tyʁ.kɛs.tɑ̃/ === Proper noun === Turkestan m Turkestan ==== Derived terms ==== == Swedish == === Proper noun === Turkestan c (genitive Turkestans) (historical) Turkestan