Turkmenistan

geographical name

Turk·​men·​i·​stan (ˌ)tərk-ˌme-nə-ˈstan How to pronounce Turkmenistan (audio)
-ˈstän;
(ˌ)tərk-ˈme-nə-ˌstan,
-ˌstän
country in central Asia bordering on the Caspian Sea; capital Ashgabat area 188,456 square miles (488,100 square kilometers), population 5,411,000

Note: Turkmenistan was a constituent republic, the Turk*men Republic \ ˈtərk-​mən How to pronounce Turkmenistan (audio) \ , of the Soviet Union from 1925 to 1991.

Turkmen adjective
Turkmenian adjective

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“Turkmenistan.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Turkmenistan. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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