Turkmenistan

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Turkmenistan

  • /ˌtɜːkmɛn.ɪˈstɑːn/ UK
  • /tɚkˈmɛn.ɪ.stæn/ US

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From Turkmen Türkmenistan, from Türkmen (“Turk-like; Turkmen”) + Classical Persian ـستان (-istān, “-stan”). By surface analysis, Turkmen + -istan.

proper noun Türkmenistan

  1. A country in Central Asia. Capital: Ashgabat.

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name Central Asian country

EspañolTurkmenistán
한국어투르크메니스탄 Tureukeumeniseutan
日本語トルクメニスタン Torukumenisutan
中文土庫曼斯坦 /土库曼斯坦 Tǔkùmànsītǎn
हिन्दीतुर्कमेनिस्तान turkamenistān
KiswahiliTurukimenistani, Uturukimeni
PortuguêsTurquemenistão, Turcomenistão, Turcomânia, Turcoménia, Turcomênia, Turquemânia
FrançaisTurkménistan
DeutschTurkmenistan, Turkmenien
ItalianoTurkmenistan
ΕλληνικάΤουρκμενιστάν Tourkmenistán
RomânăTurkmenistan
РусскийТуркмениста́н Turkmenistán, Туркме́ния Turkménija
Tiếng ViệtTuốc-mê-ni-xtan
العربيةتُرْكُمَانِسْتَان turkumānistān, تُرْكُمَنِسْتَان turkumanistān
עבריתטוּרְקְמֶנִיסְטָן turkmenistan

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@misc{turkmenistan_2026,
  title = {Turkmenistan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/turkmenistan},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}