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Turk•me•ni•stan
Pronunciation: (tûrk"me-nu-stan', -stän'), [key]—
n.
a republic in central in Asia, bordering the Caspian Sea, Iran, and Afghanistan. 3,534,000; 188,417 sq. mi. (488,000 sq. km).
Cap.: Ashkhabad. Also called
Turkomen. Formerly,
Turk'men So'viet So'cialist Repub'lic. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.