noun
a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia to the north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet
• Syn: ↑Tajikistan, ↑Republic of Tajikistan, ↑Tadzhik, ↑Tadjik, ↑Tajik
• Instance Hypernyms: ↑Asian country, ↑Asian nation
• Member Holonyms: ↑Commonwealth of Independent States, ↑CIS
• Part Holonyms: ↑Asia
• Part Meronyms:
↑Dushanbe, ↑Dusanbe, ↑Dyushambe, ↑Stalinabad, ↑capital of Tajikistan, ↑Communism Peak, ↑Mount Communism, ↑Stalin Peak, ↑Mount Garmo, ↑Pamir Mountains, ↑the Pamirs
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/teuh jik"euh stan', -stahn', -jee"keuh-, tah-/; Russ. /teuh ji kyi stahn"/, n.
a republic in central Asia, N of Afghanistan. 5,112,000; 55,240 sq. mi. (143,600 sq. km). Cap.: Dushanbe. Also, Tajikistan. Formerly, Tadzhik Soviet Socialist Republic.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.