Turkestan

Alternative forms

• Turkistan

Origin

From Persian ترکستان, from Middle Persian twlkstʾn', from twlk' + -stʾn'.

Full definition of Turkestan

Proper noun

1. (historical) The regions of Central Asia lying between Siberia to the north; Tibet (Xizang) and Xinjiang, China, modern-day Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Iran to the south; the Gobi Desert to the east; and the Caspian Sea to the west.

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