tadjik
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Definition
- Proper noun:
- A country in Central Asia: Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a mountainous, landlocked country in Central Asia, bordered by Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and China. It was formerly a republic of the Soviet Union (USSR).
Usage Examples
- Proper noun:
- The capital of Tadjik is Dushanbe.
- Tadjik gained independence after the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Advanced Usage
- "Tadjik" as a demonym: While "Tadjik" primarily refers to the country, it is also an older or variant spelling for "Tajik," which can refer to the ethnic group or the Persian language spoken there.
- He studied the history of the Tadjik people.
Variants and Related Words
- Tajikistan (n): The modern, more common English name for the country.
- Tajik (n, adj): The standard contemporary spelling for the ethnicity, language, and as an alternative name for the country.
- She speaks Tajik.
Synonyms
- Republic of Tajikistan: The official full name of the country.
Noun
- a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia to the north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet