turkmenistan

Definition of Turkmenistan in English :

Noun

1. turkmen, turkmenia, turkmenistan, turkomen

a republic in Asia to the east of the Caspian Sea and to the south of Kazakhstan and to the north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Turkmenistan

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noun

a republic in central Asia: the area has been occupied by a succession of empires; a Turkmen state was established in the 15th century but suffered almost continual civil strife and was gradually conquered by Russia; in 1918 it became a Soviet republic and gained independence from the Soviet Union in 1991: deserts including the Kara Kum cover most of the region; agricultural communities are concentrated around oases; there are rich mineral deposits. Official language: Turkmen. Religion: Muslim majority. Currency: manat. Capital: Ashkhabad. Pop: 5 758 075 (2017 est). Area: 488 100 sq km (186 400 sq miles)

Turkmenistan

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1.

Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic

2.

country in central Asia, on the Caspian Sea, north of Iran: became independent upon the breakup of the U.S.S.R. (1991): 186,400 sq mi (482,774 sq km); pop. 3,523,000; cap. Ashgabat

formerly, Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic

Turkmenistan

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A country of west-central Asia east of the Caspian Sea. Once part of ancient Persia and later ruled by Arabs (8th century), Turks (11th century), Mongols (13th-14th century), and Uzbeks (late 15th century), it was annexed by Russia in 1881 and became a constituent state of the USSR, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic, in 1925. Turkmenistan declared its independence in 1991 following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Ashgabat is the capital and the largest city.

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