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- proper noun historical The regions of
Central Asia lying betweenSiberia to the north;Tibet (Xizang ) andXinjiang ,China , modern-dayPakistan ,Afghanistan , andIran to the south; the Gobi Desert to the east; and the Caspian Sea to the west.
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- noun a historical region of central Asia that was a center for trade between the East and the West
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Examples
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Carpini was travelling from Easter till Ascension-Day through the land of the Kangites, and thence he came into the Biserium country, or what we call Turkestan in the present day; on all sides the eye rested on towns and villages in ruins.
Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World Jules Verne 1866
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Harte spent six weeks touring prison camps in Turkestan and Siberia to assess Russian preparations for the approaching winter.
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In response to revolts and charges of government corruption in Turkestan, Tsar Nicholas II sent Pahlen to lead a senatorial investigation.
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The part which is called Turkestan extends between Eastern Turkestan and the Caspian Sea, the Kirghiz
From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People Sven Anders Hedin 1908
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They were then the inhabitants, strong and predatory, of the Altai plains and valleys: but later on, about the sixth century A.D., they are found firmly established in what is still called Turkestan, and pushing westwards towards the
The Balkans A History of Bulgaria—Serbia—Greece—Rumania—Turkey Nevill Forbes 1906
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In a part of the vast land called Turkestan there is a great lake named Balhkash, of which we visited the shores.
Ayesha, the Return of She Henry Rider Haggard 1890
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"Turkestan," it appears that the horses accompanying Central Asian detachments are so considerable that the latter form, as it were, the escort of the former.
Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute Theo. F. Rodenbough
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Fourteen years ago, M. Eugene Schuyler, the author of "Turkestan," in order to demonstrate to the Russian government that its prestige had not put a stop to the slave trade, as was then alleged, purchased a young boy slave for one hundred roubles, the average price of the human article in Bokhara, and brought him to St. Petersburg.
Buchanan's Journal of Man, June 1887 Volume 1, Number 5 1856
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Moscow Police Detain Alleged 'Turkestan' Terrorists
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Moscow Police Detain Alleged 'Turkestan' Terrorists
Spero News 2009
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