Etymology

Turkistan

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Today it means: A region of Kazakhstan. Full definition →

Kazakh Түркістан
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  1. Kazakh · borrowed fromТүркістан
  2. English todayTurkistan

From Kazakh Түркістан (Türkistan). By surface analysis, Turk + -istan.

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