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East_Turkestan
East Turkestan
English
Proper noun
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Proposed National flag of East Turkestan
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
Xinjiang — see Xinjiang