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Uzbek

Uzbek

5.1
A person from Uzbekistan who belongs to a Turkic group
  • noun
  • /ʊzˈbɛk/
translation icon : uzbeko
  • Many Uzbeks celebrate the Navruz holiday with traditional music and festive meals.

That is in Afghanistan, you'll find Uzbeks, Tajiks, Hazaras.

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Examples

  • That is in Afghanistan, you'll find Uzbeks, Tajiks, Hazaras.

  • You didn't, you didn't have Uzbeks, Hazaras and Tajiks who had finally enjoyed periods of non persecution by Pashtuns.

  • That same night, the Uzbeks did commit serious crimes.

  • And then one Uzbek guy, everyone just called us Russia because they didn't bother with geography.

  • and trustworthy, but sees Uzbeks as untrustworthy.

  • You've got the, you've got targets, you've got Uzbeks, Pashtuns, Hazaras.

  • You didn't, you didn't have Uzbeks, Hazaras and Tajiks who had finally enjoyed periods of non persecution by Pashtuns.

  • The Uzbeks have a rich cultural heritage that reflects their history in Central Asia.

  • In the city of Tashkent, you can see Uzbeks dressed in beautiful traditional clothing.

Synonyms

Uzbeg
vsUzbek
9.5

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

has identical meaning but uses a different spelling form
Uzbak
vsUzbek
8.9

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

has identical meaning but differs only in its spelling
Usbek
vsUzbek
  • Archaic
9.4

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

has identical meaning but appears with a different spelling
Usbeg
vsUzbek
  • Archaic
9.8

A person from Uzbekistan or from Uzbek communities in Central Asia

has identical meaning but is written with a different spelling

Compounds

A language spoken by the Uzbek people mainly in Uzbekistan and nearby countries

Surface Forms

Uzbek singular
Uzbeks plural

Etymology

Uzbek for a person comes from the people's name, which is built from Turkic parts öz 'self' and bek 'leader'. So an Uzbek is a member of that Central Asian people named for a leader.