Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 Bu•kha•ra (bʊˈkɑr ə, bu-) also Bokhara n. 1.a city in S central Uzbekistan, W of Samarkand. 236,000. ...