1. A landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia to the north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet
   - Tajikistan, Republic of Tajikistan, Tadzhikistan, Tadzhik, Tadjik
    
2. An ethnic group (mostly Muslim) living in Tajikistan and neighbouring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China
   - Tadzhik
    
3. A native or inhabitant of Tajikistan and neighbouring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China
   - Tadzhik
    
4. An Iranian language closely related to Persian (Farsi), spoken in Tajikistan and parts of Uzbekistan
   "Many Central Asian scholars wrote in Tajik language";
   - Tajiki, Tadzhik, Tajik language, Tadzhik language, Tajiki language

Derived forms: Tajiks

Type of: Asian, Asian country, Asian nation, Asiatic, ethnic group, ethnos, Iranian, Iranian language

Part of: Asia, CIS, Commonwealth of Independent States

Encyclopedia: Tajik, Iran