Main Entry:

Turk·men·i·stan

Pronunciation:

\(ˌ)tərk-ˌme-nə-ˈstan, -ˈstän; (ˌ)tərk-ˈme-nə-ˌ\

Function:

geographical name

country central Asia bordering on Afghanistan, Iran, & the Caspian Sea; a constituent republic (Turk·men Republic \ˈtərk-mən\ ) of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1925–91∗ Ashgabat area 188,455 square miles (488,098 square kilometers), population 5,478,900

— Turk·man \ˈtərk-mən\ noun

— Turk·men \-mən\ noun or adjective

— Turk·me·ni·an \ˌtərk-ˈmē-nē-ən\ adjective