Tajikistan
geographical name
Ta·jik·i·stan
| \ tä-ˌji-ki-ˈstan
, tə-, -ˌjē-, -ˈstän; -ˈji-ki-ˌstan, -ˌstän, -ˈjē-\
, tə-, -ˌjē-, -ˈstän; -ˈji-ki-ˌstan, -ˌstän, -ˈjē-\
Definition of Tajikistan
landlocked country in west central Asia; capital Dushanbe area 55,251 square miles (143,100 square kilometers), population 7,564,502
Note:
From 1929 to 1991, Tajikistan was a constituent republic of the U.S.S.R. called
the Ta*dzhik Republic
\ tä-ˈjik
, tə- , -ˈjēk\
.