Tajikistani
English
Etymology
From Tajikistan + -i.
Noun
Tajikistani (plural Tajikistanis)
- a person from Tajikistan or of Tajikistani descent.
Adjective
Tajikistani (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Tajikistan, its people and culture
Usage notes
Refers 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
person 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