Turkmenistan
proper noun
- Asian country
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌtɜːkmɛn.ɪˈstɑːn/ / /tɚkˈmɛn.ɪ.stæn/
name
Etymology: From Turkmen Türkmenistan, from Türkmen (“Turk-like; Turkmen”) + Classical Persian ـستان (-istān, “-stan”). By surface analysis, Turkmen + -istan.
- A country in Central Asia. Capital: Ashgabat.