Tajikistan

/təˈdʒiːkɪˌstɑːn/ · name

Meaning

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

Etymology / origin

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

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