Tadjik (Noun)
Meaning
A landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia to the north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet.
Classification
Nouns denoting spatial position.
Examples
- The country's history dates back to the Stone Age, and it was later part of the ancient Persian Empire, which influenced the development of the Tajik culture.
- After the fall of the Soviet Union, Tajikistan declared its independence, and a new constitution was adopted, making it a sovereign nation.
- In 1924, the Tadjik Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic was created, which became the Tadjik Soviet Socialist Republic in 1929.
- During the civil war that ravaged the country in the 1990s, the economy suffered greatly, and the infrastructure of Tajikistan was severely damaged.
- In 1991, Tajikistan declared its independence from the Soviet Union, and since then, it has been a sovereign nation with its own government and international relations.