Dushanbe

American  

[doo-shahn-buh, -shahm-, dyoo-, doo-shuhn-bye] / duˈʃɑn bə, -ˈʃɑm-, dyu-, du ʃʌnˈbyɛ /

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Tadzhikistan, in the southwestern part of the Russian Federation in Asia, southwest of Tashkent.

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Dushanbe British  

/ duːˈʃɑːnbɪ /

noun

1. Former name (1929–61): Stalinabad.  the capital of Tajikistan; a cultural centre. Pop: 551 000 (2005 est)

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Example Sentences

Madina, who runs a shop in the capital Dushanbe with Iranian products, said she had "almost nothing left in stock, except spices".

From Barron's

Dushanbe is also concerned about the presence in Afghanistan of members of the jihadist organization Islamic State in Khorasan.

From Barron's

Shakiba traveled to Dushanbe, Tajikistan, for an interview with the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal

Earlier this year I even recommended it to a Tajik high official in Dushanbe as an important forthcoming work that might shed valuable new light on Afghanistan.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Our ice is much colder and probably older than Grigoriev, which gives us hope," said Miles, back in the Tajik capital Dushanbe in October.

From Barron's