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Ta·jik | \ tä-ˈjik 
, tə-, -ˈjēk \
, tə-, -ˈjēk \variants:
or Tadzhik
Definition of Tajik
1 : a member of a Persian-speaking ethnic group living in Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and adjacent areas of central Asia
2 : the form of Persian spoken by the Tajiks
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The first known use of Tajik was in 1815
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