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Turkmenistan
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Turkmenistan
(proper noun)
Turkmenistan
/tɚkˌmɛnə
ˈ
stæn/
proper noun
Turkmenistan
/tɚkˌmɛnə
ˈ
stæn/
proper noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of TURKMENISTAN
:
country in Asia
— Turkmen
/
ˈ
tɚkmən/
adjective or noun
— Turkmenian
/ˌtɚk
ˈ
minijən/
adjective
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