Proper noun
A landlocked area of continental Asia comprising Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. In the USSR and the modern Russia, the area is called Middle Asia (Средняя Азия).
A larger area also including Kazakhstan, Mongolia, Tibet, western China, Afghanistan and parts of Siberia, Iran and Pakistan.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgAdam-Georgios Adamidis noted that Kazakhstan has turned into a center of peace and stability in Central Asia. Source: Internet
Anne Varichon, Couleurs- Pigments et teintures dans les mains des peoples, pg. 175 Dark blue and turquoise decorative tiles were widely used to decorate the facades and interiors of mosques and palaces from Spain to Central Asia. Source: Internet
As China has expanded its military-security presence in the region, the Russian-Chinese relationship in Central Asia has come under pressure. Source: Internet
A Genetic Landscape Reshaped by Recent Events: Y-Chromosomal Insights into Central Asia, Am. J. Hum. Source: Internet
A history of Russia, Central Asia and Mongolia, Vol. 1: Inner Eurasia from prehistory to the Mongol Empire. Source: Internet
All the Turkic peoples native to Central Asia are of mixed Caucasoid and Mongoloid origin. Source: Internet