Basmachi

B3A1S1M3A1C3H4I1

proper noun

A rebel against the Russian or Soviet rule in Central Asia, mainly of Turkic people.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA rebel against the Russian or Soviet rule in Central Asia, mainly of Turkic people.

Origin

  1. Uzbekbosmachi
  2. EnglishBasmachi

From Uzbek bosmachi.

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Translations

Bulgarian басма́ч
  • басма́ч (basmáč)a rebel against the Russian or Soviet rule in Central Asia
Chinese Mandarin 巴斯瑪奇 /巴斯玛奇
  • 巴斯瑪奇 /巴斯玛奇 (bāsīmǎqí)a rebel against the Russian or Soviet rule in Central Asia
Finnish basmatši
  • basmatšia rebel against the Russian or Soviet rule in Central Asia
French basmatchi
  • basmatchia rebel against the Russian or Soviet rule in Central Asia
German Basmatschi
  • Basmatschia rebel against the Russian or Soviet rule in Central Asia
Hindi बासमाची
  • बासमाची (bāsmācī)a rebel against the Russian or Soviet rule in Central Asia
Japanese バスマチ
  • バスマチ (basumachi)a rebel against the Russian or Soviet rule in Central Asia
Korean 바스마시
  • 바스마시 (baseumasi)a rebel against the Russian or Soviet rule in Central Asia
Latvian basmači
  • basmačia rebel against the Russian or Soviet rule in Central Asia
Russian басма́ч
  • басма́ч (basmáč)a rebel against the Russian or Soviet rule in Central Asia
Turkish basmacı
  • basmacıa rebel against the Russian or Soviet rule in Central Asia
Ukrainian басма́ч
  • басма́ч (basmáč)a rebel against the Russian or Soviet rule in Central Asia
Urdu باسْماچی
  • باسْماچی (bāsmācī)a rebel against the Russian or Soviet rule in Central Asia

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Cite this entry
APA

Basmachi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Basmachi

MLA

“Basmachi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Basmachi. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Basmachi,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Basmachi.

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