Tajikistani
English
editEtymology
editFrom Tajikistan + -i.
Noun
editTajikistani (plural Tajikistanis)
- a person from Tajikistan or of Tajikistani descent.
Adjective
editTajikistani (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Tajikistan, its people and culture
Usage notes
editRefers to the nationality, not ethnicity, particularly to minority groups, or nation as a whole. Contrast with Tajik (“member of Tajik ethnic group; pertaining to Tajik ethnicity”).
Translations
editperson from Tajikistan
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person of Tajik origin — see Tajik
of or pertaining to Tajikistan
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of or pertaining to the Kazakh people or the Tajik language — see Tajik