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Tashkand

Tashkand is the alternative spelling of Tashkent.

Meaning of Tashkent

Proper noun

Tashkent

  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.1948, Henry A. Wallace, Andrew Jacob Steiger, Soviet Asia Mission, →OCLC, →OL, page 103
    Synonyms:
    Chach
    1. (metonymically) The Uzbekistan government.
  2. A region of Uzbekistan
  3. A district of Uzbekistan

Origin of Tashkand

Transliteration of Persian تاشکند (tâškand).

Words formed from Tashkand

Questions about Tashkand

What is Tashkand the alternative spelling of?
Tashkand is the alternative spelling of Tashkent.

Words near Tashkand in the dictionary

  1. Tashicholing
  2. Tashiro
  3. Tashiros
  4. Tashjian
  5. Tashjians
  6. Tashkand
  7. Tashkandi
  8. Tashkandis
  9. Tashkend
  10. Tashkent
  11. Tashkenter

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