n.
Pronunciation: tä- ˌ ji-ki- ' stan, t ə -, - ˌ j ē -, - ' stän; - ' ji-ki- ˌ , - ' j ē -
Function: geographical name
country W cen Asia bordering on China & Afghanistan; a constituent republic ( Ta · dzhik Republic \ tä- ' jik, t ə -, - ' j ē k \ or Ta · dzhik · i · stan \ same as TAJIKISTAN \ ) of the U.S.S.R. 1929-91 capital Dushanbe area 55,251 sq mi (143,100 sq km ), pop 5,705,000