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Tajik

DEFINITIONS OF: Tajik

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n a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia to the north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet

Synonyms:
Republic of Tajikistan, Tadjik, Tadzhik, Tadzhikistan, Tajikistan
Example of:
Asian country, Asian nation
any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent

n a native or inhabitant of Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China

Synonyms:
Tadzhik
Type of:
Asian, Asiatic
a native or inhabitant of Asia

n an ethnic group (mostly Moslem) living in Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China

Synonyms:
Tadzhik
Type of:
ethnic group, ethnos
people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture

n the Iranian language of the Tajik that is closely related to Farsi; spoken in Iran and Tajikistan

Synonyms:
Tadzhik, Tajiki
Type of:
Iranian, Iranian language
the modern Persian language spoken in Iran
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