Kara KumPronunciation: /ˌkarə ˈkuːm/Definition of Kara Kum a desert in central Asia, to the east of the Caspian Sea, covering much of Turkmenistan. Russian name Karakumy /kəraˈkumij/. Kara Kum in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of Kara Kum in the US English dictionary