English Explanatory Dictionary

Turkmenistan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A country in Central Asia. Capital: Ashgabat.

Pronunciation

/ˌtɜːkmɛn.ɪˈstɑːn/ /tɚkˈmɛn.ɪ.stæn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Turkmenistan.wav En-us-Turkmenistan.ogg

Word forms

Turkmenistan Türkmenistan Turkhmenistan

Etymology

From Turkmen Türkmenistan, from Türkmen (“Turk-like; Turkmen”) + Classical Persian ـستان (-istān, “-stan”). By surface analysis, Turkmen + -istan.

Related words

Turkmen Turkmen SSR Countries of the world
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