Stalinabad

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proper noun

Former name of Dushanbe from 1929 to 1961; a city in Tajikistan, Soviet Union.

OriginRussian Сталинабад →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalFormer name of Dushanbe from 1929 to 1961; a city in Tajikistan, Soviet Union.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dushanbe

Origin

  1. RussianСталинабад
  2. EnglishStalinabad

From Russian Сталинабад (Stalinabad). Named after Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Equivalent to Stalin + -abad.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 斯大林納巴德 /斯大林纳巴德
  • 斯大林納巴德 /斯大林纳巴德 (Sīdàlínnàbādé)former name of Dushanbe — see also Dushanbe
Hindi स्टालिनाबाद
  • स्टालिनाबाद (sṭālinābād)former name of Dushanbe — see also Dushanbe
Russian Сталинаба́д
  • Сталинаба́д (Stalinabád)former name of Dushanbe — see also Dushanbe
Cite this entry
APA

Stalinabad. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stalinabad

MLA

“Stalinabad.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stalinabad. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Stalinabad,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Stalinabad.

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