Ashkhabad
[ ahsh-kuh-bahd; Russian uhsh-khuh-baht ]
noun
a city in and the capital of Turkmenistan, in the southern part.
- Formerly Pol·to·ratsk [pol-tuh-rahtsk; Russian puhl-tuh-rahtsk] /ˌpɒl təˈrɑtsk; Russian pəl tʌˈrɑtsk/ .
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Cockroaches and Orthoptera from the burrows around Ashkhabad.
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British Dictionary definitions for Ashkhabad
Ashkhabad
Ashgabat (ˈɑːʃɡəbæt, Turkmen ɑʃɡɑˈbɑt)
/ (Russian aʃxaˈbat) /
noun
the capital of Turkmenistan. Pop: 598 000 (2005 est)
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