Tajikistan

geographical name

Ta·​jik·​i·​stan tä-ˌji-ki-ˈstan How to pronounce Tajikistan (audio)
tə-,
-ˌjē-,
-ˈstän;
-ˈji-ki-ˌstan,
-ˌstän,
-ˈjē-
landlocked country in west central Asia; capital Dushanbe area 55,637 square miles (144,100 square kilometers), population 8,605,000

Note: From 1929 to 1991, Tajikistan was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union called the Ta*dzhik Republic \ tä-​ˈjik How to pronounce Tajikistan (audio) , tə-​ , -​ˈjēk \ .

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“Tajikistan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tajikistan. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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