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gorno-badakhshan

/ˌɡɔɹnoʊˈbɑdɑkʃɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables
gorno-badakhshan
IPA
/ˌɡɔɹnoʊˈbɑdɑkʃɑn/
29
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An autonomous region of Tajikistan, home to the Pamir mountains and peoples. Capital: Khorugh.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Russian Горно-Бадахша́н (Gorno-Badaxšán, literally “Mountainous Badakhshan”).https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/para/gbao.htm

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Горно-Бадахша́н

Synonyms

Kuhistani Badakhshan Kuhistan Pamir Pamiristan Hindukush-Tajik

Questions

How do you pronounce gorno-badakhshan?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɡɔɹnoʊˈbɑdɑkʃɑn/.
What does gorno-badakhshan mean?
An autonomous region of Tajikistan, home to the Pamir mountains and peoples. Capital: Khorugh.
Where does gorno-badakhshan come from?
It is traced to Russian.

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