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Tashkent

//ˌtɑːʃˈkɛnt// name

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  1. 1
    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."

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Ташкент (Taškent), from Uzbek Toshkent, from Chagatai تاشکند (taškänd), compound of tosh (“stone”) + Old Turkic [script needed] (kend, “city”) (compare Turkish kent), the latter borrowed from Sogdian [Term?] (/⁠kand⁠/, “city”).

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