Main Entry: Ta·jik·i·stan

Pronunciation: \tä-ˌji-ki-ˈstan, tə-, -ˌjē-, -ˈstän; -ˈji-ki-ˌ, -ˈjē-\

Function: geographical name

country W central Asia bordering on China & Afghanistan; a constituent republic (Ta·dzhik Republic \tä-ˈjik, tə-, -ˈjēk\ or Ta·dzhik·i·stan \same as tajikistan\ ) of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1929–91 ∗ Dushanbe area 55,251 square miles (143,100 square kilometers), population 6,127,000