Tashkent

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Borrowed from Russian Ташкент (Taškent), from Uzbek Toshkent, compound of tosh (“stone”) + Old Turkic [script needed] (kend, “city”) (compare Turkish kent), the latter borrowed from Sogdian [Term?] (/⁠kand⁠/, “city”).

• IPA^(key): /ˌtɑːʃˈkɛnt/, /ˌtæʃˈkɛnt/

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Tashkent

1. The capital city of Uzbekistan.

From 1918-1924, capital of Turkestan ASSR; since 1930, capital of Uzbek SSR, which in 1991 became Republic of Uzbekistan.

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1. Tashkent (the capital city of Uzbekistan)