Tajikistan

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/təˈdʒiːkɪˌstɑːn//təˈdʒɪkɪˌstɑːn//tɑː-//tæ-/

proper noun

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

CommonScrabble 21

Meanings

proper noun

alternative Tadjikistan · alternative Tadzhikistan

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

    Several officers are going to train border police in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, which border Afghanistan, and in several other countries.

    2007 March 7, Randal C. Archibold, “In Arizona Desert, Indian Trackers vs. Smugglers”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022
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    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.

    2022 October 15, “Tajik President's Demand For 'Respect' From Putin Viewed Millions Of Times On YouTube”, in Radio Free Europe, archived from the original on 17 Oct 2022

Origin

  1. Classical Persianتَاجِیکِسْتَان
  2. EnglishTajikistan

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

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Translations

Afrikaans Tadjikistan
  • TadjikistanRepublic of Tajikistan
Arabic طَاجِيكِسْتَان, تَاجِيكِسْتَان
  • طَاجِيكِسْتَان (ṭājīkistān)Republic of Tajikistan
  • تَاجِيكِسْتَان (tājīkistān)Republic of Tajikistan
  • طَجِيكِسْتَان (ṭajīkistān)Republic of Tajikistan
  • تَجِيكِسْتَان (tajīkistān)Republic of Tajikistan
Basque Tajikistan
  • TajikistanRepublic of Tajikistan
Bengali তাজিকিস্তান
  • তাজিকিস্তান (tajikistan)Republic of Tajikistan
Bulgarian Таджикиста́н
  • Таджикиста́н (Tadžikistán)Republic of Tajikistan
Catalan Tadjikistan
  • TadjikistanRepublic of Tajikistan
Chinese Cantonese 塔吉克斯坦
  • 塔吉克斯坦 (taap³ gat¹ hak¹ si¹ taan²)Republic of Tajikistan
Chinese Mandarin 塔吉克斯坦
  • 塔吉克斯坦 (Tǎjíkèsītǎn)Republic of Tajikistan
Czech Tádžikistán
  • TádžikistánRepublic of Tajikistan
Danish Tadsjikistan
  • TadsjikistanRepublic of Tajikistan
Dutch Tadzjikistan
  • TadzjikistanRepublic of Tajikistan
Esperanto Taĝikio, Taĝikistano
  • TaĝikioRepublic of Tajikistan
  • TaĝikistanoRepublic of Tajikistan
Estonian Tadžikistan
  • TadžikistanRepublic of Tajikistan
Finnish Tadžikistan
  • TadžikistanRepublic of Tajikistan
French Tadjikistan
  • TadjikistanRepublic of Tajikistan
German Tadschikistan
  • TadschikistanRepublic of Tajikistan
Greek Τατζικιστάν
  • Τατζικιστάν (Tatzikistán)Republic of Tajikistan
Hebrew טָגִ׳יקִיסְטָן
  • טָגִ׳יקִיסְטָן (tāǧīḳīstān)Republic of Tajikistan
Hindi ताजिकिस्तान
  • ताजिकिस्तान (tājikistān)Republic of Tajikistan
Hungarian Tádzsikisztán
  • TádzsikisztánRepublic of Tajikistan
Icelandic Tadsjikistan
  • TadsjikistanRepublic of Tajikistan
Indonesian Tajikistan
  • TajikistanRepublic of Tajikistan
Irish an Táidsíceastáin
  • an TáidsíceastáinRepublic of Tajikistan
Italian Tagikistan
  • TagikistanRepublic of Tajikistan
Japanese タジキスタン
  • タジキスタン (Tajikisutan)Republic of Tajikistan
Korean 타지키스탄, 따쥐끼스딴
  • 타지키스탄 (Tajikiseutan)Republic of Tajikistan
  • 따쥐끼스딴 (Ttajwikkiseuttan)Republic of Tajikistan
Latin Tadzikistania
  • TadzikistaniaRepublic of Tajikistan
Latvian Tadžikistāna
  • TadžikistānaRepublic of Tajikistan
Lithuanian Tadžikija, Tadžikistanas
  • TadžikijaRepublic of Tajikistan
  • TadžikistanasRepublic of Tajikistan
Malay Tajikistan
  • TajikistanRepublic of Tajikistan
Māori Tahikitāna
  • TahikitānaRepublic of Tajikistan
Norwegian Bokmål Tadsjikistan
  • TadsjikistanRepublic of Tajikistan
Polish Tadżykistan
  • TadżykistanRepublic of Tajikistan
Portuguese Tadjiquistão
  • TadjiquistãoRepublic of Tajikistan
Punjabi ਤਾਜਿਕਸਤਾਨ
  • ਤਾਜਿਕਸਤਾਨ (tājiksatān)Republic of Tajikistan
Romanian Tadjikistan
  • TadjikistanRepublic of Tajikistan
Russian Таджикиста́н
  • Таджикиста́н (Tadžikistán)Republic of Tajikistan
Scottish Gaelic Taidigeastàn
  • TaidigeastànRepublic of Tajikistan
Slovak Tadžikistan
  • TadžikistanRepublic of Tajikistan
Spanish Tayikistán
  • TayikistánRepublic of Tajikistan
Swahili Tajikistan
  • TajikistanRepublic of Tajikistan
Swedish Tadzjikistan
  • TadzjikistanRepublic of Tajikistan
Tamil தஜிகிஸ்தான்
  • தஜிகிஸ்தான் (tajikistāṉ)Republic of Tajikistan
Thai ทาจิกิสถาน
  • ทาจิกิสถาน (taa-jì-gís-tǎan)Republic of Tajikistan
Turkish Tacikistan
  • TacikistanRepublic of Tajikistan
Ukrainian Таджикиста́н
  • Таджикиста́н (Tadžykystán)Republic of Tajikistan
Urdu تاجِکِسْتان
  • تاجِکِسْتان (tājikistān)Republic of Tajikistan
Vietnamese Tát-gi-ki-xtan
  • Tát-gi-ki-xtanRepublic of Tajikistan
Yiddish טאַדזשיקיסטאַן
  • טאַדזשיקיסטאַן (tadzhikistan)Republic of Tajikistan
Cite this entry
APA

Tajikistan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tajikistan

MLA

“Tajikistan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tajikistan. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tajikistan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Tajikistan.

Source: Tajikistan on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.