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tajik

noun · adjective

Simple meaning

An ethnic group living in Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China.

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ˈtɑdʒɪk

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Definition

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noun

  1. An ethnic group (mostly Moslem) living in Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China

  2. A member of the Persian-speaking people living mainly in Tajikistan, Afghanistan and Uzbekistan.

  3. The Persian dialect spoken by Tajiks in Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

  4. A native or inhabitant of Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China

adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to the Tajiks.

  2. Of or relating to Tajiki Persian.

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noun

Sense: ethnic group (mostly Moslem) living in Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China

adjective

Sense: of or pertaining to the Tajiks

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