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Ta•dzhik•i•stan
Pronunciation: (tu-jik'u-stan", -stän", -jē'ku-, tä-; Russ. tu-ji-kyi-stän'), [key]—
n.
a republic in central Asia, N of Afghanistan. 5,112,000; 55,240 sq. mi. (143,600 sq. km).
Cap.: Dushanbe.
Also,Tajikistan.Formerly,
Tadzhik' So'viet So'cialist Repub'lic. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.