a native or inhabitant of Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China
a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia to the north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet
[ Syn: tajikistan , republic of tajikistan , tadzhikistan , tadzhik , tadjik , tajik ]
an ethnic group (mostly Moslem) living in Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China
the Iranian language of the Tajik that is closely related to Farsi; spoken in Iran and Tajikistan