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Usbeg

Usbeg

9.8
A person from Uzbekistan or from Uzbek communities in Central Asia
  • noun
  • Archaic
translation icon : uzbeko
  • The Usbeg people have a long history in Central Asia.

Examples

  • An Usbeg family invited us to their home.

  • Many Usbegs celebrate Navruz with traditional foods.

  • Many Usbeg communities celebrate traditional festivals with music and dance.

  • She interviewed a local Usbeg leader about the region's cultural heritage.

  • Many Usbeg communities celebrate traditional festivals with music and dance.

  • The Usbeg people have a long history in Central Asia.

  • She interviewed a local Usbeg leader about the region's cultural heritage.

Synonyms

Uzbek
vsUsbeg
5.1

A person from Uzbekistan who belongs to a Turkic group

is an alternative transliteration that keeps the same meaning and reference
Uzbeg
vsUsbeg
9.5

A person from Uzbekistan or nearby regions who belongs to a Turkic ethnic group

is the alternative transliteration form rather than this spelling but identical in sense
Uzbak
vsUsbeg
8.9

A person from Uzbekistan or nearby areas who shares the same language and culture

is another spelling form with the same meaning and geographic reference
Usbek
vsUsbeg
  • Archaic
9.4

A person from Uzbekistan or nearby countries who belongs to a Turkic ethnic group

refers to someone who is native to that region rather than only originating there

Compounds

Usbeg language
  • Archaic
9.9

A Turkic language spoken by Uzbek people in Uzbekistan and nearby countries

Surface Forms

Usbeg singular
Usbegs plural

Etymology

The word Usbeg comes from the name of a leader long ago, Ozbeg Khan, with beg meaning 'chief' or 'leader'. So a Usbeg originally meant a follower or member of that group, and today it refers to a person from the Uzbek people in Central Asia.