Tashkent

[ tahsh-kent, tash-; Russian tuh-shkyent ]

/ tɑʃˈkɛnt, tæʃ-; Russian tʌˈʃkyɛnt /

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noun

a city in and the capital of Uzbekistan, in the NE part.

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Words nearby Tashkent

Tasaday, tasajillo, tase, Taser, Tashi Lama, Tashkent, Tashlikh, tasimeter, task, taskbar, task force

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How to use Tashkent in a sentence

He borrowed their satellite phone and contacted the CIA in Tashkent, who relayed his situation to Team Alpha.
The First American: Excerpt from Henry Crumpton’s ‘The Art of Intelligence’|Henry A. Crumpton|May 14, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Notwithstanding these assurances, Tashkent was captured on the 29th June of the following year.
Forty-one years in India|Frederick Sleigh Roberts
Such were the two men who, in the latter days of 1864, set out from Tashkent for the recovery of a kingdom.
The Life of Yakoob Beg|Demetrius Boulger
This letter produced a great impression at Tashkent, and it was resolved to send an ambassador to Kashgar.
The Life of Yakoob Beg|Demetrius Boulger

Had a prompt move been made on Tashkent, or even on Hodjent, the insurrection might have been successful.
The Life of Yakoob Beg|Demetrius Boulger
It is served by both the Transcaspian and the Orenburg-Tashkent railways.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 8|Various

British Dictionary definitions for Tashkent

Tashkent

/ (Russian taʃˈkjɛnt) /

noun

the capital of Uzbekistan: one of the oldest and largest cities in central Asia; cotton textile manufacturing. Pop: 2 160 000 (2005 est)Uzbek name: Toshkent

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