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🧑 A Central Asian person 🗣️ A Turkic language
Uzbeg

Uzbeg

9.5
A person from Uzbekistan or nearby regions who belongs to a Turkic ethnic group
  • noun
translation icon : uzbeko
  • The Uzbeg people have a rich cultural heritage rooted in Central Asia.

Examples

  • Many Uzbeg communities celebrate the Nowruz festival with traditional music and dance.

  • An Uzbeg chef prepared delicious plov at the international food fair.

  • An Uzbeg family invited us to their home for dinner.

  • Many Uzbegs celebrate Navruz with traditional dances.

  • An Uzbeg chef prepared delicious plov at the international food fair.

  • Many Uzbeg communities celebrate the Nowruz festival with traditional music and dance.

  • The Uzbeg people have a rich cultural heritage rooted in Central Asia.

Synonyms

Uzbak
vsUzbeg
8.9

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

is the spelling used in this entry rather than the alternative form
Usbek
vsUzbeg
  • Archaic
9.4

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

is the form chosen here instead of that alternate writing
Usbeg
vsUzbeg
  • Archaic
9.8

A person from Uzbekistan or from Uzbek communities in Central Asia

is the form used in this entry instead of those other spellings
Uzbek
vsUzbeg
5.1

A person from Uzbekistan who belongs to a Turkic group

is the particular spelling recorded here rather than that variant

Surface Forms

Uzbeg singular
Uzbegs plural

Etymology

Uzbeg comes from old Turkic parts: uz meaning 'true' or 'own' and bek meaning 'chief' or 'lord'. The people were named after a leader, so an Uzbeg is a member of that ethnic group today.