tajikistan

tajikistan — noun

1. a Central Asian nation that shares borders with Afghanistan to the south, China

1.nounB1
Definition

a Central Asian nation that shares borders with Afghanistan to the south, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and Uzbekistan to the west

Example

Wei spent two weeks travelling through Tajikistan last summer.

Tajikistan is known for its dramatic mountain landscapes and ancient Silk Road towns.

collocation: known for + [geographic feature]

Common collocations
  • visit Tajikistan
  • travel to Tajikistan
  • history of Tajikistan
  • the government of Tajikistan
Synonyms

Grammar Patterns

Tajikistan + verb

in / to / from Tajikistan

Usage Note

Tajikistan is a proper noun and is always capitalised.

Common Mistakes

Tajikstan is in Central Asia.
Tajikistan is in Central Asia.
the country name includes the full syllable '-ki-'.

tajikistan — geographical name

Word family

  • Tajik
    adjectiveB1
  • Tajik
    nounB1
  • Tajikistani
    adjectiveB2

Common collocations

Nouns

  • the government of Tajikistan
  • the people of Tajikistan
  • the border of Tajikistan

Phrases

  • the Republic of Tajikistan

Prepositions

  • in Tajikistan
  • from Tajikistan
  • to Tajikistan

Etymology

PersianTurkicEnglish

The name 'Tajikistan' combines 'Tajik', the name of the main ethnic group in the country, with the Persian suffix '-stan', meaning 'place of' or 'land of'. So Tajikistan means 'land of the Tajiks'.