transcription, транскрипция: [ tä-ˌji-ki-ˈstan, tə-, -ˌjē-, -ˈstän; -ˈji-ki-ˌ, -ˈjē- ]
geographical name
country W central Asia bordering on China & Afghanistan; a constituent republic ( Ta·dzhik Republic tä-ˈjik, tə-, -ˈjēk or Ta·dzhik·i·stan same as Tajikistan ) of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1929-91 capital Dushanbe area 55,251 square miles (143,100 square kilometers ), population 5,705,000