Tajik

Ta·jik

[tah-jik, -jeek; Russian tuh-jik]
noun, plural Ta·jiks ( especially collectively ) Ta·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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Tajik (ˈtɑːdʒɪk, tɑːˈdʒiːk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n , pl -jik
a member of a Persian-speaking Muslim people inhabiting Tajikistan and parts of Sinkiang in W China

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Tajiki, Tadzhiki, Tajik or Tadzhik (tɑːˈdʒɪkiː, -ˈdʒiː-, tɑːˈdʒɪkiː, -ˈdʒiː-) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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1.  the language of the Tajik, belonging to the West Iranian subbranch of the Indo-European family
 
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2.  of or relating to the Tajik or their language
 
Tadzhiki, Tadzhiki, Tajik or Tadzhik
 
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Tajik, Tadzhiki, Tajik or Tadzhik
 
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Tadzhik, Tadzhiki, Tajik or Tadzhik
 
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