Tashkent
English
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Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Ташкент (Taškent), from Uzbek Toshkent, from Chagatai تاشکند (taškänd), compound of tosh (“stone”) + Old Turkic [script needed] (kend, “city”) (compare Turkish kent), the latter borrowed from Sogdian [Term?] (/kand/, “city”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌtɑːʃˈkɛnt/, /ˌtæʃˈkɛnt/
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- Rhymes: -ɛnt
Proper noun
Tashkent
- The capital city of Uzbekistan.
- Synonym: (former name) Chach
- 1948, Henry A. Wallace, Andrew Jacob Steiger, Soviet Asia Mission, →OCLC, →OL, page 103:
- The Uzbek opera house and the Uzbek dramatic theater, both in Tashkent, are of recent origin and arose under Soviet influence.
Usage notes
From 1918-1924, capital of Turkestan ASSR; since 1930, capital of Uzbek SSR, which in 1991 became Republic of Uzbekistan.
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Translations
capital of Uzbekistan
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