Definitions of Tajik
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a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia to the north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet
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synonyms:
Republic of Tajikistan, Tadjik, Tadzhik, Tadzhikistan, Tajikistan
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example of:
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Asian country, Asian nation
any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent
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Asian country, Asian nation
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a native or inhabitant of Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China
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an ethnic group (mostly Moslem) living in Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China
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synonyms:
Tadzhik
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type of:
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ethnic group, ethnos
people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture
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ethnic group, ethnos
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the Iranian language of the Tajik that is closely related to Farsi; spoken in Iran and Tajikistan
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type of:
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Iranian, Iranian language
the modern Persian language spoken in Iran
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Iranian, Iranian language
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