1
: a member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and adjacent regions of central Asia
2
: the Turkic language of the Uzbek people
Uzbek
adjective
or less commonly Uzbeg
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With Melrose’s Zira Uzbek Cuisine, the couple have finally done it.
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Our Cincinnati suburbs are home to at least three excellent Uzbek restaurants and markets that are well worth checking out.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2024
First responders found multiple restaurants ablaze, including Maca, a Peruvian eatery, and Taste of Samarkand, an Uzbek place.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 30 Nov. 2024
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have arrested three Uzbek nationals in connection with the murder of an Israeli Moldovan rabbi who was found dead in the Gulf state.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024
Police arrested three Uzbek nationals for the killing of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi, officials from the United Arab Emirates said on Monday according to reports in the Israeli media.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
The Uzbek Consulate in Dubai did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the arrests.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
The United Arab Emirates on Monday announced the arrests of three Uzbek nationals in connection with the kidnapping and murder of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi, an attack that raised alarm over the safety of the small Jewish community in the country.
—Ismaeel Naar, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Ani is Uzbek American, and though her Russian is serviceable at best, her body language is more than fluent enough for them both.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Our Cincinnati suburbs are home to at least three excellent Uzbek restaurants and markets that are well worth checking out.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 3 Dec. 2024
First responders found multiple restaurants ablaze, including Maca, a Peruvian eatery, and Taste of Samarkand, an Uzbek place.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 30 Nov. 2024
Authorities in the United Arab Emirates have arrested three Uzbek nationals in connection with the murder of an Israeli Moldovan rabbi who was found dead in the Gulf state.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 25 Nov. 2024
Police arrested three Uzbek nationals for the killing of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi, officials from the United Arab Emirates said on Monday according to reports in the Israeli media.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
The Uzbek Consulate in Dubai did not immediately respond to a request for comment regarding the arrests.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2024
The United Arab Emirates on Monday announced the arrests of three Uzbek nationals in connection with the kidnapping and murder of an Israeli-Moldovan rabbi, an attack that raised alarm over the safety of the small Jewish community in the country.
—Ismaeel Naar, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
Ani is Uzbek American, and though her Russian is serviceable at best, her body language is more than fluent enough for them both.
—Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Uzbek.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Uzbek. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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