Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tajikistan

/təˈdʒiːkɪˌstɑːn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.11 in modern English

Syllables: tajik-istan
IPA: /təˈdʒiːkɪˌstɑːn/

21

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Example Sentences

"Several officers are going to train border police in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, which border Afghanistan, and in several other countries."
"Rahmon, addressing Putin directly, said that Tajikistan and other countries in the vast region have been treated like outsiders and indicates that the region deserves more investment from Moscow.[…] Rahmon said the neglect of Tajikistan and the other countries of Central Asia, which he said were only used for their raw materials during the Soviet era, was one of the reasons for the collapse."

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Root: تَاجِیکِسْتَان

Inflected Forms

Tadjikistan (alternative) Tadzhikistan (alternative)

Derived Forms

Tajikistani

Phrases

Tajik SSR Countries of the world

Frequently Paired Words

Tajik Tajiki Tajik SSR Countries of the world

Questions

How do you pronounce tajikistan?: The recorded pronunciation is /təˈdʒiːkɪˌstɑːn/.
What does tajikistan mean?: A country in Central Asia. Official name: Republic of Tajikistan. Capital: Dushanbe.
Where does tajikistan come from?: From Classical Persian تَاجِیکِسْتَان (tājīkistān) (from which Tajik Тоҷикистон (Tojikiston)). By surface analysis, Tajik + -istan.

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