TURKMENISTAN


Meaning of TURKMENISTAN in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ (ˌ)tərk-ˌme-nə-ˈstan, -ˈstän; (ˌ)tərk-ˈme-nə-ˌ ]

geographical name

country central Asia bordering on Afghanistan, Iran, & the Caspian Sea; a constituent republic ( Turk·men Republic ˈtərk-mən ) of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1925-91 capital Ashgabat area 188,455 square miles (488,098 square kilometers ), population 3,958,000

• Turk·man ˈtərk-mən noun

• Turk·men -mən noun or adjective

• Turk·me·ni·an ˌtərk-ˈmē-nē-ən adjective

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