Uz·beki·stan (o̵oz bek′i stan′, -stän′; -bek′i stan′, -stän′)

1. Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic
2. country in central Asia: became independent upon the breakup of the U.S.S.R. (1991): 172,741 sq mi (447,397 sq km); pop. 19,810,000; cap. Tashkent: formerly, Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic