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TURKESTAN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A historical region of central Asia that was a center for trade between the East and the West
Synonyms:
Turkestan; Turkistan
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Holonyms ("Turkestan" is a part of...):
Asia (the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations)
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