Turkistan

geographical name

Tur·ki·stan | \ ˌtər-kə-ˈstan

, -ˈstän; ˈtər-kə-ˌstan, -ˌstän\

variants: or Turkestan

Definition of Turkistan

region of central Asia between Iran and Siberia — see chinese turkestan, russian turkestan

Note: Turkistan is now divided between Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, China, and Afghanistan.