Tajikistan
geographical name
Ta·jik·i·stan
tä-ˌji-ki-ˈstan 
tə-,
-ˌjē-,
-ˈstän;
-ˈji-ki-ˌstan,
-ˌstän,
-ˈjē-
landlocked country in west central Asia; capital Dushanbe area 55,637 square miles (144,100 square kilometers), population 8,605,000
Note:
From 1929 to 1991, Tajikistan was a constituent republic of the Soviet Union called
the Ta*dzhik Republic
\
tä-ˈjik 
, tə- , -ˈjēk
\
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“Tajikistan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Tajikistan. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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