East Turkestan

English

Proper noun

East Turkestan

Proposed National flag of East Turkestan

Xinjiang.

Usage notes

This is a politically-charged term that was originally used to imply that the region belonged with the then-Russian-held regions to the west. Now it's mostly used by separatists who want to emphasize its non-Chinese character. See East Turkestan on Wikipedia for more.

Translations

a historical region in Asia

Chinese:
Mandarin: 東突厥斯坦, 东突厥斯坦 (Dōng Tūjuésītǎn), 東土耳其斯坦, 东土耳其斯坦 (Dōng Tǔ'ěrqísītǎn)
Kazakh: Шығыс Түркістан (Şığıs Türkistan)

Russian: Восто́чный Туркеста́н m (Vostóčnyj Turkestán)
Uyghur: شەرقىي تۈركىستان‎ (sherqiy türkistan)

Xinjiang — see Xinjiang

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