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Tashkent

proper noun

  1. capital of Uzbekistan
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Pronunciation: /ˌtɑːʃˈkɛnt/ / /ˌtæʃˈkɛnt/

name

Etymology: Etymology tree Chagatai تاش (taš) Chagatai کند (känd) Chagatai تاشکند (taškänd) Uzbek Toshkentbor. Russian Ташкент (Taškent)bor. English Tashkent Borrowed from Russian Ташкент (Taškent), borrowed from Uzbek Toshkent, from Chagatai تاشکند (taškänd), from تاش (taš, “stone”) + کند (känd, “city”).

  1. The capital city of Uzbekistan.

    “The Uzbek opera house and the Uzbek dramatic theater, both in Tashkent, are of recent origin and arose under Soviet influence.”

  2. A region of Uzbekistan
  3. A district of Uzbekistan