tajik meaning and definition

TAJIK noun

Definition of Tajik (noun)

1. a native or inhabitant of Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China
   • synonyms: Tadzhik
2. a landlocked mountainous republic in southeast central Asia to the north of Afghanistan; formerly an Asian soviet
   • synonyms: Republic of Tajikistan, Tadjik, Tadzhik, Tadzhikistan, Tajikistan
3. an ethnic group (mostly Moslem) living in Tajikistan and neighboring areas of Uzbekistan and Afghanistan and China
   • synonyms: Tadzhik
4. the Iranian language of the Tajik that is closely related to Farsi; spoken in Iran and Tajikistan
   • synonyms: Tadzhik, Tajiki