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Ta⋅dzhik

  [tah-jik, -jeek; Russ. tuh-jik]
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–noun
Tajik.

Ta⋅jik

  [tah-jik, -jeek; Russ. tuh-jik]
–noun, plural -jiks, (especially collectively) -jik for 1.
1. a member of a people living mainly in Tadzhikistan, as well as parts of Afghanistan and China.
2. Also, Ta⋅ji⋅ki  [tah-ji-kee, tah-jee-] . the Iranian language spoken by the Tajiks, closely related to Persian but in Tadzhikistan written in the Cyrillic alphabet.
Also, Tadjik, Tadzhik.
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Ta·dzhik   (tä-jĭk', tə-)   
n.   & adj.
Variant of Tajik.
Ta·jik also Ta·dzhik   (tä-jĭk', tə-)   
n.   pl. Tajik or Ta·jiks also Tadzhik or Ta·dzhiks

  1. A member of a people inhabiting Tajikistan and neighboring areas in Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and China.

  2. The Iranian language of the Tajik people, closely related to Persian.

adj.  Of or relating to the Tajik people or their language or culture.
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