Uzbekhistan

English

Proper noun

Uzbekhistan

1. Misspelling of Uzbekistan.
   • 1973, Journal of the Indian Musicological Society, page 13:

     The purpose of this article is to introduce the reader, my own impressions on the musical changes taking place in Uzbekhistan, one of the Central Asian Republics of the Soviet Union.

   • 1992, ABN correspondence, page 26:

     One of the most important facets of life in Uzbekhistan is Islam. In this regard, the official religious leadership has not become a viable political power and has given over issues of Islam to the state.

   • 1999, Panikos Panayi, Outsiders: History of European Minorities, page 72:

     Nations especially affected included Azerbaijan, Belorussia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kirghizia, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenia and Uzbekhistan.

   • 2010, William Zinsser, "Writing English as a Second Langage", The American Scholar Winter 2010, published December 1, 2009

     "I’ve made many friends—from Uganda, Uzbekhistan, India, Ethiopia, Thailand, Iraq, Nigeria, Poland, China, Colombia and many other countries."

   • 2011, Gordon Kerr, Fugitives: Dramatic Accounts of Life on the Run:

     A former striker with the Pakhtakor football team in his native Uzbekhistan, he is president of the Russian Soccer Foundation and takes a keen interest in Russian sports, often being seen at sporting events in the capital.