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Turkmenistan
geographical name Turk·men·i·stan \(ˌ)tərk-ˌme-nə-ˈstan, -ˈstän; (ˌ)tərk-ˈme-nə-ˌ\
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country cen Asia bordering on Afghanistan, Iran, & the Caspian Sea; a constituent republic (Turk·men Republic \ˈtərk-mən\ ) of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics 1925–91∗ Ashgabat area 188,455 square miles (488,098 square kilometers), pop 5,478,900
— Turk·men \-mən\ adjective
— Turk·me·ni·an \ˌtərk-ˈmē-nē-ən\ adjective
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Turkmenistan
geographical name Turk·men·i·stan \(ˌ)tərk-ˌme-nə-ˈstan, -ˈstän; -ˈme-nə-ˌ\
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country central Asia; capital, Ashkhabad
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