Tajikistan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A country in Central Asia. Official name: Republic of Tajikistan. Capital: Dushanbe.

Pronunciation

/təˈdʒiːkɪˌstɑːn/ /təˈdʒɪkɪˌstɑːn/ /tɑː-/ /tæ-/ /-stæn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Tajikistan.wav En-us-Tajikistan.ogg

Word forms

Tajikistan Tadjikistan Tadzhikistan Tajikhistan

Etymology

From Classical Persian تَاجِیکِسْتَان (tājīkistān) (from which Tajik Тоҷикистон (Tojikiston)). By surface analysis, Tajik + -istan.

Related words

Tajik Tajiki Tajik SSR Countries of the world

Derived words

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