Tadzhik Definition & Meaning

tadzhik
noun
  1. a native or inhabitant of Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China
  2. a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia to the north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet
  3. an ethnic group (mostly Moslem) living in Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China
  4. the Iranian language of the Tajik that is closely related to Farsi; spoken in Iran and Tajikistan

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