Tashkent
English
Etymology
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”).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Tashkent
- The capital city of Uzbekistan.
Usage notes
From 1918-1924, capital of Turkestan ASSR; since 1930, capital of Uzbek SSR, which in 1991 became Republic of Uzbekistan.
Translations
capital of Uzbekistan
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See also
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Proper noun
Tashkent f
- Tashkent (the capital city of Uzbekistan)
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- English terms derived from Old Turkic
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- Portuguese lemmas
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- pt:Cities in Uzbekistan
- pt:National capitals
- pt:Places in Uzbekistan