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1. An ethnic group (mostly Moslem) living in Tajikistan and neighbouring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China
   - Tadzhik
    
2. A landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia to the north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet
   - Tajikistan, Republic of Tajikistan, Tadzhikistan, Tadzhik, Tadjik
    
3. A native or inhabitant of Tajikistan and neighbouring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China
   - Tadzhik
    
4. The Iranian language of the Tajik that is closely related to Farsi; spoken in Iran and Tajikistan
   - Tajiki, Tadzhik

Derived forms: Tajiks

Type of: Asian, Asian country, Asian nation, Asiatic, ethnic group, ethnos, Iranian, Iranian language

Part of: Asia, CIS, Commonwealth of Independent States

Encyclopedia: Tajik