Tajik

/tɑˈdʒɪk/
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Other forms: Tajiks

Definitions of Tajik
  1. noun
    a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia to the north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet
    synonyms: Republic of Tajikistan, Tadjik, Tadzhik, Tadzhikistan, Tajikistan
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    example of:
    Asian country, Asian nation
    any one of the nations occupying the Asian continent
  2. noun
    a native or inhabitant of Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China
    synonyms: Tadzhik
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    type of:
    Asian, Asiatic
    a native or inhabitant of Asia
  3. noun
    an ethnic group (mostly Moslem) living in Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China
    synonyms: Tadzhik
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    type of:
    ethnic group, ethnos
    people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture
  4. noun
    the Iranian language of the Tajik that is closely related to Farsi; spoken in Iran and Tajikistan
    synonyms: Tadzhik, Tajiki
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    type of:
    Iranian, Iranian language
    the modern Persian language spoken in Iran
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