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."

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capital of uzbekchachtaskent

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"Tashkent is the capital of Uzbekistan."

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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