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Tajikistan

ta·ji·kis·tan

UK/təˈdʒiːkɪˌstɑːn/ US/təˈdʒɪkɪˌstɑːn/ uncommon

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Origin

From Classical Persian تَاجِیکِسْتَان (tājīkistān) (from which Tajik Тоҷикистон (Tojikiston)). By surface analysis, Tajik + -istan.

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