Uzbek

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʊzbɛk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ŏŏz′bek, uz′-, ŏŏz bek′)

Inflections of 'Uzbek' (n):
Uzbeks
npl (All usages)
Uzbek
npl (Can be used as a collective plural—e.g. "Uzbek have lived here for generations.")

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Uz•bek  (ŏŏz′bek, uz′-, ŏŏz bek′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -beks, (esp. collectively) -bek. 
  1. Language Varietiesa member of a town-dwelling Turkic people of Turkestan and Uzbekistan.
  2. Language Varietiesthe Turkic language of the Uzbeks.
Also, Usbeg, Usbek, Uzbeg. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Uzbek / ˈʊzbɛk ˈʌz-/
  1. ( -beks, -bek) a member of a people of Uzbekistan
  2. the language of this people, belonging to the Turkic branch of the Altaic family
'Uzbek' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Afghanistan - Bukhara - Fergana - Kokand - Samarkand - Tajikistan - Turkic - Usbeg - Usbek - Uzbeg - Uzbekistan

Forum discussions with the word(s) "Uzbek" in the title:


Look up "Uzbek" at Merriam-Webster
Look up "Uzbek" at dictionary.com
  • Go to Preferences page and choose from different actions for taps or mouse clicks.

In other languages: Spanish | French | Italian | Portuguese | Romanian | German | Dutch | Swedish | Russian | Polish | Czech | Greek | Turkish | Chinese | Japanese | Korean | Arabic

Advertisements
Advertisements
Report an inappropriate ad.
WordReference.com
WORD OF THE DAY
GET THE DAILY EMAIL!

Become a WordReference Supporter to view the site ad-free.