Etymology

Tashkent

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Today it means: The capital city of Uzbekistan. Full definition →

Russian Ташкент (Taškent) ← Uzbek Toshkent
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  1. UzbekToshkent
  2. RussianТашкент (Taškent)
  3. English todayTashkent

Borrowed from Russian Ташкент (Taškent), borrowed from Uzbek Toshkent, from Chagatai تاشکند (taškänd), from تاش (taš, “stone”) + کند (känd, “city”).

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