US Fish and Wildlife Service
         n 1: an agency in the Department of the Interior that conserves
               and protects fish and wildlife and their habitats; assesses
               the environmental impact of pesticides and nuclear power
               site and hydroelectric dams and thermal pollution [syn:
               {United States Fish and Wildlife Service}, {US Fish and
               Wildlife Service}, {FWS}]

English Dictionary: US Fish and Wildlife Service	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
US Post Office n an independent agency of the federal government responsible for mail delivery (and sometimes telecommunications) between individuals and businesses in the United States Synonym(s): United States Post Office, US Post Office, Post Office, PO
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
US Postal Inspection Service n the primary law enforcement arm of the United States Postal Service Synonym(s): United States Postal Inspection Service, US Postal Inspection Service
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
US Postal Service n an independent federal agency that provides mail processing and delivery service for individuals and businesses in the United States Synonym(s): United States Postal Service, US Postal Service, USPS
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Usbeg n a member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas Synonym(s): Uzbek, Uzbeg, Uzbak, Usbek, Usbeg the Turkic language spoken by the Uzbek Synonym(s): Uzbek, Uzbeg, Uzbak, Usbek, Usbeg
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Usbek n a member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas Synonym(s): Uzbek, Uzbeg, Uzbak, Usbek, Usbeg the Turkic language spoken by the Uzbek Synonym(s): Uzbek, Uzbeg, Uzbak, Usbek, Usbeg
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
use of goods and services n (economics) the utilization of economic goods to satisfy needs or in manufacturing; "the consumption of energy has increased steadily" Synonym(s): consumption, economic consumption, usance, use, use of goods and services
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
USPS n an independent federal agency that provides mail processing and delivery service for individuals and businesses in the United States Synonym(s): United States Postal Service, US Postal Service, USPS
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Uzbak n a member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas Synonym(s): Uzbek, Uzbeg, Uzbak, Usbek, Usbeg the Turkic language spoken by the Uzbek Synonym(s): Uzbek, Uzbeg, Uzbak, Usbek, Usbeg
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Uzbeg n a member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas Synonym(s): Uzbek, Uzbeg, Uzbak, Usbek, Usbeg the Turkic language spoken by the Uzbek Synonym(s): Uzbek, Uzbeg, Uzbak, Usbek, Usbeg
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Uzbek n a member of a Turkic people of Uzbekistan and neighboring areas Synonym(s): Uzbek, Uzbeg, Uzbak, Usbek, Usbeg a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian soviet Synonym(s): Uzbekistan, Republic of Uzbekistan, Uzbek the Turkic language spoken by the Uzbek Synonym(s): Uzbek, Uzbeg, Uzbak, Usbek, Usbeg
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Uzbekistan n a landlocked republic in west central Asia; formerly an Asian soviet Synonym(s): Uzbekistan, Republic of Uzbekistan, Uzbek
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Uzbekistani adj of or relating to or characteristic of Uzbekistan or its people or culture
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Uzbekistani monetary unit n monetary unit in Uzbekistan
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Usbegs \Us"begs\, Usbeks \Us"beks\, n. pl. (Ethnol.)       A Turkish tribe which about the close of the 15th century       conquered, and settled in, that part of Asia now called       Turkestan. [Written also {Uzbecks}, and {Uzbeks}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Usbegs \Us"begs\, Usbeks \Us"beks\, n. pl. (Ethnol.)       A Turkish tribe which about the close of the 15th century       conquered, and settled in, that part of Asia now called       Turkestan. [Written also {Uzbecks}, and {Uzbeks}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Usquebaugh \Us"que*baugh\, n. [Ir. or Gael. uisge beatha,       literally, water of life; uisge water + beatha life; akin to       Gr. bi`os life. See {Quick}, a., and cf. {Whisky}.]       1. A compound distilled spirit made in Ireland and Scotland;             whisky.                         The Scottish returns being vested in grouse, white                      hares, pickled salmon, and usquebaugh. --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          2. A liquor compounded of brandy, or other strong spirit,             raisins, cinnamon and other spices. --Brande & C.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Usbegs \Us"begs\, Usbeks \Us"beks\, n. pl. (Ethnol.)       A Turkish tribe which about the close of the 15th century       conquered, and settled in, that part of Asia now called       Turkestan. [Written also {Uzbecks}, and {Uzbeks}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Usbegs \Us"begs\, Usbeks \Us"beks\, n. pl. (Ethnol.)       A Turkish tribe which about the close of the 15th century       conquered, and settled in, that part of Asia now called       Turkestan. [Written also {Uzbecks}, and {Uzbeks}.]
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Uzbekistan       Uzbekistan:Geography       Location: Central Asia, north of Afghanistan       Map references: Commonwealth of Independent States - Central Asian    States       Area:    total area: 447,400 sq km    land area: 425,400 sq km    comparative area: slightly larger than California       Land boundaries: total 6,221 km, Afghanistan 137 km, Kazakhstan 2,203    km, Kyrgyzstan 1,099 km, Tajikistan 1,161 km, Turkmenistan 1,621 km       Coastline: 0 km    note: Uzbekistan borders the Aral Sea (420 km)       Maritime claims: none; landlocked       International disputes: none       Climate: mostly midlatitude desert, long, hot summers, mild winters;    semiarid grassland in east       Terrain: mostly flat-to-rolling sandy desert with dunes; broad, flat    intensely irrigated river valleys along course of Amu Darya and    Sirdaryo Rivers; Fergana Valley in east surrounded by mountainous    Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan; shrinking Aral Sea in west       Natural resources: natural gas, petroleum, coal, gold, uranium,    silver, copper, lead and zinc, tungsten, molybdenum       Land use:    arable land: 10%    permanent crops: 1%    meadows and pastures: 47%    forest and woodland: 0%    other: 42%       Irrigated land: 41,550 sq km (1990)       Environment:    current issues: drying up of the Aral Sea is resulting in growing    concentrations of chemical pesticides and natural salts; these    substances are then blown from the increasingly exposed lake bed and    contribute to desertification; water pollution from industrial wastes    and the heavy use of fertilizers and pesticides is the cause of many    human health disorders; increasing soil salinization; soil    contamination from agricultural chemicals, including DDT    natural hazards: NA    international agreements: party to - Climate Change, Environmental    Modification, Ozone Layer Protection       Note: landlocked       Uzbekistan:People       Population: 23,089,261 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 40% (female 4,553,432; male 4,670,496)    15-64 years: 55% (female 6,400,578; male 6,384,862)    65 years and over: 5% (female 656,933; male 422,960) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 2.08% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 29.45 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 6.44 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: -2.23 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Infant mortality rate: 52 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 68.79 years    male: 65.5 years    female: 72.24 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 3.67 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Uzbek(s)    adjective: Uzbek       Ethnic divisions: Uzbek 71.4%, Russian 8.3%, Tajik 4.7%, Kazakh 4.1%,    Tatar 2.4%, Karakalpak 2.1%, other 7%       Religions: Muslim 88% (mostly Sunnis), Eastern Orthodox 9%, other 3%       Languages: Uzbek 74.3%, Russian 14.2%, Tajik 4.4%, other 7.1%       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1989)    total population: 97%    male: 98%    female: 96%       Labor force: 8.234 million    by occupation: agriculture and forestry 43%, industry and construction    22%, other 35% (1992)       Uzbekistan:Government       Names:    conventional long form: Republic of Uzbekistan    conventional short form: Uzbekistan    local long form: Uzbekiston Respublikasi    local short form: none    former: Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic       Digraph: UZ       Type: republic       Capital: Tashkent (Toshkent)       Administrative divisions: 12 wiloyatlar (singular - wiloyat), 1    autonomous republic* (respublikasi), and 1 city** (shahri); Andijon    Wiloyati, Bukhoro Wiloyati, Jizzakh Wiloyati, Farghona Wiloyati,    Qoraqalpoghiston* (Nukus), Qashqadaryo Wiloyati (Qarshi), Khorazm    Wiloyati (Urganch), Namangan Wiloyati, Nawoiy Wiloyati, Samarqand    Wiloyati, Sirdaryo Wiloyati (Guliston), Surkhondaryo Wiloyati    (Termiz), Toshkent Shahri**, Toshkent Wiloyati    note: an administrative division has the same name as its    administrative center (exceptions have the administrative center name    following in parentheses)       Independence: 31 August 1991 (from Soviet Union)       National holiday: Independence Day, 1 September (1991)       Constitution: new constitution adopted 8 December 1992       Legal system: evolution of Soviet civil law; still lacks independent    judicial system       Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal       Executive branch:    chief of state: President Islam KARIMOV (since NA March 1990);    election last held 29 December 1991 (next to be held NA); results -    Islam KARIMOV 86%, Mukhammad SOLIKH 12%, other 2%; note - a 26 March    1995 referendum extended KARIMOV's term until 2000 (99.6% approval)    head of government: Prime Minister Abdulhashim MUTALOV (since 13    January 1992), First Deputy Prime Minister Ismail DJURABEKOV (since    NA); Deputy Prime Ministers Viktor CHIZHEN, Bakhtiyar HAMIDOV, Kayim    KHAKKULOV, Yuriy PAYGIN, Saidmukhtar SAIDKASYMOV, Utkur SULTANOV,    Mirabror USMANOV, Murat SHARIFKHOJAYEV (since NA)    cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers; appointed by the president with    approval of the Supreme Assembly       Legislative branch: unicameral    Supreme Council: elections last held 25 December 1994 (next to be held    NA); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (250 total)    People's Democratic Party 207, Fatherland Progress Party 12, other 31;    note - final runoffs were held 22 January 1995; seating was as    follows: People's Democratic Party 69, Fatherland Progress Party 14,    Social Democratic Party 47, local government 120       Judicial branch: Supreme Court       Political parties and leaders: People's Democratic Party (PDP;    formerly Communist Party), Islam A. KARIMOV, chairman; Fatherland    Progress Party (FPP), Anwar YULDASHEV, chairman; Social Democratic    Party, Anvar JORABAYEV, chairman; Erk (Freedom) Democratic Party    (EDP), Muhammad SOLIKH, chairman (in exile); note - EDP was banned 9    December 1992       Other political or pressure groups: Birlik (Unity) People's Movement    (BPM), Abdul Rakhim PULATOV, chairman (in exile); Islamic Rebirth    Party (IRP), Abdullah UTAYEV, chairman; Adolat-94 (formed by former    Vice President Shukhrat MIRSAIDOV and Ibragim BURIEV    note: PULATOV (BPM) is in exile in the West; UTAYEV (IRP) is either in    prison or in exile       Member of: AsDB, CCC, CIS, EBRD, ECE, ECO, ESCAP, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO,    IDA, IFC, ILO, IMF, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO, ITU, NACC, NAM, OSCE, PFP, UN,    UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO       Diplomatic representation in US:    chief of mission: Ambassador Fatikh TESHABAYEV    chancery: (temporary) Suites 619 and 623, 1511 K Street NW,    Washington, DC 20005    telephone: [1] (202) 638-4266, 4267    FAX: [1] (202) 638-4268    consulate(s) general: New York       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: Ambassador Henry L. CLARKE    embassy: 82 Chilanzarskaya, Tashkent    mailing address: use embassy street address    telephone: [7] (3712) 77-14-07, 77-10-81    FAX: [7] (3712) 77-69-53       Flag: three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and green    separated by red fimbriations with a crescent moon and 12 stars in the    upper hoist-side quadrant       Economy       Overview: Uzbekistan is a dry, landlocked country of which 10%    consists of intensely cultivated, irrigated river valleys. It is one    of the poorest states of the former USSR with 60% of its population    living in overpopulated rural communities. Nevertheless, Uzbekistan is    the world's third largest cotton exporter, a major producer of gold    and natural gas, and a regionally significant producer of chemicals    and machinery. Since independence, the government has sought to prop    up the Soviet-style command economy with subsidies and tight controls    on prices and production. Such policies have buffered the economy from    the sharp declines in output and high inflation experienced by many    other former Soviet republics. They had become increasingly    unsustainable, however, as inflation moves along at 14% per month and    as Russia has forced the Uzbek government to introduce its own    currency. Faced with mounting economic problems, the government has    begun to move on a reform agenda and cooperate with international    financial institutions, announced an acceleration of privatization,    and stepped up efforts to attract foreign investors. Nevertheless, the    regime is likely to find it difficult to sustain its drive for    economic reform.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $54.5 billion (1994    estimate as extrapolated from World Bank estimate for 1992)       National product real growth rate: -4% (1994 est.)       National product per capita: $2,400 (1994 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 14% per month (1994 est.)       Unemployment rate: 0.3% includes only officially registered    unemployed; large numbers of underemployed workers (December 1994)       Budget:    revenues: $NA    expenditures: $NA, including capital expenditures of $NA       Exports: $943.7 million to outside the FSU countries (1994)    commodities: cotton, gold, natural gas, mineral fertilizers, ferrous    metals, textiles, food products    partners: Russia, Ukraine, Eastern Europe, US       Imports: $1.15 billion from outside the FSU countries (1994)    commodities: grain, machinery and parts, consumer durables, other    foods    partners: principally other FSU countries, Czech Republic       External debt: $NA       Industrial production: growth rate 1% (1994 est.)       Electricity:    capacity: 11,690,000 kW    production: 47.5 billion kWh    consumption per capita: 2,130 kWh (1994)       Industries: textiles, food processing, machine building, metallurgy,    natural gas       Agriculture: cotton, vegetables, fruits, grain, livestock       Illicit drugs: illicit cultivator of cannabis and opium poppy; mostly    for CIS consumption; limited government eradication programs; used as    transshipment point for illicit drugs to Western Europe       Economic aid:    recipient: the IMF has established a Systemic Transformation Facility    of $74 million and the World Bank has made a rehabilitation loan of    $160 million with other project loans pending; estimated annual    external financing requirements for 1995-96 of $600 million to $700    million       Currency: introduced provisional som-coupons 10 November 1993 which    circulated parallel to the Russian rubles; became the sole legal    currency 31 January 1994; was replaced in July 1994 by the som    currency       Exchange rates: soms per US$1 - 25 (yearend 1994)       Fiscal year: calendar year       Uzbekistan:Transportation       Railroads:    total: 3,460 km in common carrier service; does not include industrial    lines    broad gauge: 3,460 km 1.520-m gauge (1990)       Highways:    total: 78,400 km    paved and graveled: 67,000 km    unpaved: earth 11,400 km (1990)       Pipelines: crude oil 250 km; petroleum products 40 km; natural gas 810    km (1992)       Ports: Termiz       Airports:    total: 261    with paved runways over 3,047 m: 6    with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 14    with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 2    with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 8    with paved runways under 914 m: 5    with unpaved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 2    with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 1    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 7    with unpaved runways under 914 m: 216       Uzbekistan:Communications       Telephone system: 1,458,000 telephones; 63 telephones/1,000 persons    (1995); poorly developed    local: NMT-450 analog cellular network established in Tashkent    intercity: NA    international: linked by landline or microwave with CIS member states    and by leased connection via the Moscow international gateway switch    to other countries; new INTELSAT links to Tokyo and Ankara give    Uzbekistan international access independent of Russian facilities;    Orbita and INTELSAT earth stations       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM NA, FM NA, shortwave NA    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: NA    televisions: NA       Uzbekistan:Defense Forces       Branches: Army, Air and Air Defense, Republic Security Forces    (internal and border troops), National Guard       Manpower availability: males age 15-49 5,567,580; males fit for    military service 4,537,455; males reach military age (18) annually    222,506 (1995 est.)       Defense expenditures: $NA, NA% of GDP