Meanings
alternative Türkmenbaşy
- A city in Balkan, Turkmenistan
Turkmenbashi, formerly known as Krasnovodsk, is a beautiful coastal city of 68,000 people (2015) on the Caspian Sea in Balkan Province.
WikivoyageSynonyms: Shagadam, Krasnovodsk, Kyzyl-Su
- historicalthe title of Saparmyrat Nyýazow
The Neutrality Arch with the statue of Turkmenbashi (altogether 75 m high) was constructed in 1998 as a symbol of the neutral state of Turkmenistan.
2010 June 23, “The golden statue of Turkmenbashi removed from the centre of Ashgabad”, in OSW Centre For Eastern Studies
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA city in Balkan, Turkmenistan
Origin
- RussianТүркменбаши
- TurkmenTürkmenbaşy“Head of the Turkmen”
- EnglishTurkmenbashi
Borrowed from Turkmen Türkmenbaşy (“Head of the Turkmen”), possibly through Russian Түркменбаши.
More words from Turkmen, Russian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Russian Туркмѐнбаши́
- Туркмѐнбаши́ (Turkmènbaší)city in Turkmenistan
Turkish Türkmenbaşı
- Türkmenbaşıcity in Turkmenistan
Cite this entry
Turkmenbashi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turkmenbashi
“Turkmenbashi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turkmenbashi. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Turkmenbashi,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Turkmenbashi.
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