Tashkent

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Tashkent

/ˌtɑːʃˈkɛnt/
/ˌtæʃˈkɛnt/

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Where it comes from

Borrowed from Russian Ташкент (Taškent), borrowed from Uzbek Toshkent, from Chagatai تاشکند (taškänd), from تاش (taš, “stone”) + کند (känd, “city”).

proper noun Tashkand · Tashkend

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.
Similar: Chach
metonymically The Uzbekistan government.
Similar: Chach
A region of Uzbekistan
A district of Uzbekistan

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name capital of Uzbekistan

Español	Taskent
한국어	타슈켄트 Tasyukenteu
日本語	タシケント Tashikento
中文	塔什干 Tǎshígān
हिन्दी	ताशकंद tāśkand, ताशकेंत tāśkẽt, ताशक़ंद tāśqand
Português	Tashkent, Tasquente
Français	Tachkent
Deutsch	Taschkent
Italiano	Tashkent
Ελληνικά	Τασκένδη Taskéndi
Română	Tașkent
Русский	Ташке́нт Tašként
Tiếng Việt	Ta-xken
العربية	طَشْقَنْد ṭašqand, تَشْكَنْدْ taškand, طَشْكَنْد ṭaškand, طَاشْكَنْدْ ṭāškand
עברית	טַשְׁקֶנְט tashkent

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@misc{tashkent_2026,
  title = {Tashkent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tashkent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}