Turkmenistan
geographical name
Turk·men·i·stan
(ˌ)tərk-ˌme-nə-ˈstan 
-ˈstän;
(ˌ)tərk-ˈme-nə-ˌstan,
-ˌstän
country in central Asia bordering on the Caspian Sea; capital Ashgabat area 188,456 square miles (488,100 square kilometers), population 5,411,000
Note:
Turkmenistan was a constituent republic,
the Turk*men Republic
\
ˈtərk-mən 
\
, of the Soviet Union from 1925 to 1991.
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“Turkmenistan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Turkmenistan. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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