Definition of Tajik in English:

Tajik

(also Tadjik, Tadzhik)

noun tɑːˈdʒiːktɑˈdʒɪk

1A member of a mainly Muslim people inhabiting Tajikistan and parts of neighbouring countries.
塔吉克人
Example sentencesExamples
- Afghanistan is homeland to diverse ethnic communities such as Pushtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras, Uzbeks, Turkman, etc., each with its unique culture, tradition and historical development.
- Since the tenth century, the Tajiks have been ruled by others, mostly Turks and Russians.
- Note the faces - Azaris, Pashtuns, Tajiks - a genuine ethnic blend of historically divided Afghan peoples.
- We noticed that Badshah Khan's references to the Pakhtuns' neighbours - Punjabis in Pakistan, Tajiks in Afghanistan, and Iranians - were not always magnanimous.
- Afghans no longer call themselves just Afghan, or even Pashtuns and Tajiks, but Kandaharis, Panjshiris, Heratis, or Kabulis.
- Our young Afghan translator, a Tajik who had studied English for one year in high school in Pakistan, improved his command of English daily, too.
- There are reports that in newly formed units the Tajiks outnumber other ethnicities, including the Pashtuns, the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan.
- The majority are Turkic peoples; exceptions include the Uighurs and Kazakhs in Chinese Xinjiang and the Tajiks, who are ethnically and linguistically Indo-Iranian.
- Male-female relations among the Kyrgyz are less formal and less rigid than among their neighbors, the Uzbeks or Tajiks.
- But the plan is for many of the cabinet positions to have ethnic Tajiks, ethnic Uzbeks, and other ethnicities to even out the cabinet along with the leadership.
- Shortages of food, clothes, and other essential items exacerbated ethnic tensions between the local Tajiks, Uzbeks, Kyrgiz and the Russian Diaspora.
- The officer corps before 1963 was not all-inclusive, however, and was dominated by Pashtuns and Tajiks.
- Afghanistan's interim cabinet is made up of 11 Pashtuns, eight Tajiks, five Hazaras, three Uzbeks and three people from other ethnic groups.
- The two most important groups are the ethnic Tajiks and the Pashtuns.
- We have Hazaras, we have Pashtuns, we have Tajiks, we have Uzbeks, we have Pashai, Nooristani, and people coming from the very remote areas of Afghanistan.
- The people of the area are mostly Tajiks, a Muslim ethnic minority who speak an Iranian language.
- Although Afghanistan is often described as a simple ethnic division, with Tajiks and Uzbeks in the north and Pashtuns in the south and east, this is an oversimplification.
- However, other ethnic communities do not call themselves by such a designation but identify themselves by their respective ethnic name such as Tajik, Hazara, Baluch, etc.
- Our committee is working for the promotion of cricket throughout Afghanistan, and we don't care if people are Uzbek, Tajik, Afghan or Persian.
- I'd been to that part of the world five times before, and in the process I'd picked up a lot of useful information: how to tell an Uzbek from a Tajik, why Herat is the coolest city in Afghanistan and how much it costs to hitch a ride.
1. 1.1 A native or inhabitant of the republic of Tajikistan.
  塔吉克斯坦人
  Example sentencesExamples
  Tajiks are the largest ethnic group, with Uzbeks making up a quarter of the population, over half of which is employed in agriculture and just one-fifth in industry.
  The national sport of the Tajiks, gushtigiri, has a colorful tradition.
2mass noun The language of the Tajiks, a member of the Iranian branch of the Indo-European family.
塔吉克语（属印欧语系中的伊朗语分支）
Example sentencesExamples
- In the first years after independence many non-Central Asian peoples emigrated because of the establishment of Tajiki as the official language, dissatisfaction with the standard of living, and fear of political violence.
- None of the languages of the Shughni-Rushani group has achieved the status of a written language, although recently attempts have been made to design a suitable script for Shughni; Tajik or Persian is generally used for writing.
- A very substantial minority speaks a form of Persian called Tajik (about a third of Uzbeks, and the majority in Tajikistan).
- About 14 percent of the population - mostly non-Uzbek - speak Russian as their first language; 5 percent speak Tajik.
- Paul Bergne, a former Ambassador to Uzbekistan who speaks fluent Tajik, was briefed earlier this week.
- In 1989 Tajiki became the sole official language of the country, replacing Russian and Uzbeki.

adjective tɑːˈdʒiːktɑˈdʒɪk

Relating to Tajikistan, the Tajiks, or their language.
（与）塔吉克斯坦（有关）的；（与）塔吉克（有关）的；（与）塔吉克语（有关）的
Example sentencesExamples
- We could be stopped by Tajik guards and sent back, forced to retrace our journey in reverse.
- The curriculum includes the Tajik language and classical Persian literature.
- Once in Dushanbe, the Tajik capital, a $50 taxi ride to the Afghan border on the Amu Darya River is now $500.
- I quite fancy the life of a goatherd in the Tajik hills, playing music on a bucket with spoons and wearing those cool trousers while dancing round a campfire toasting small woodland creatures.
- Because there was no bridge to cross the river, people from the Hazara village, located above Kakrag, were forced to cross the Tajik villagers' farmland with their carts.
- One of the few areas where a pan-Afghan identity has emerged is through popular music, which is a hybrid of the Pashtun musical style with a lot of Tajik language.
- From Turkey, he boards a Tajik jet on a route that Soviet-era Aeroflot pilots used to receive extra danger pay for flying, because of the difficult, high terrain and primitive aerospace infrastructure.
- In the early 19th century the two well-known cities of Samarqand and Bokhara served as the intellectual centre for the Tajik community and constituted the majority of the cities' population.
- Many Tajiks consider themselves Uzbek, though they retain the Tajik language; this may be because they have long shared an urban lifestyle, which was more of a bond than ethnic labels.
- We have pledged to modernise the Tedaz aluminium plant and have an agreement with the Tajik government to buy a stake in a hydropower plant.

Origin

From Persian tājik 'a Persian, someone who is neither an Arab nor a Turk'.

Rhymes

lethargic

Definition of Tajik in US English:

Tajik

(also Tadjik, Tadzhik)

nountɑˈdʒɪktäˈjik

1A member of a mainly Muslim people inhabiting Tajikistan and parts of neighboring countries.
塔吉克人
Example sentencesExamples
- But the plan is for many of the cabinet positions to have ethnic Tajiks, ethnic Uzbeks, and other ethnicities to even out the cabinet along with the leadership.
- The majority are Turkic peoples; exceptions include the Uighurs and Kazakhs in Chinese Xinjiang and the Tajiks, who are ethnically and linguistically Indo-Iranian.
- I'd been to that part of the world five times before, and in the process I'd picked up a lot of useful information: how to tell an Uzbek from a Tajik, why Herat is the coolest city in Afghanistan and how much it costs to hitch a ride.
- Our committee is working for the promotion of cricket throughout Afghanistan, and we don't care if people are Uzbek, Tajik, Afghan or Persian.
- Afghans no longer call themselves just Afghan, or even Pashtuns and Tajiks, but Kandaharis, Panjshiris, Heratis, or Kabulis.
- Although Afghanistan is often described as a simple ethnic division, with Tajiks and Uzbeks in the north and Pashtuns in the south and east, this is an oversimplification.
- Our young Afghan translator, a Tajik who had studied English for one year in high school in Pakistan, improved his command of English daily, too.
- Shortages of food, clothes, and other essential items exacerbated ethnic tensions between the local Tajiks, Uzbeks, Kyrgiz and the Russian Diaspora.
- Since the tenth century, the Tajiks have been ruled by others, mostly Turks and Russians.
- Afghanistan's interim cabinet is made up of 11 Pashtuns, eight Tajiks, five Hazaras, three Uzbeks and three people from other ethnic groups.
- Male-female relations among the Kyrgyz are less formal and less rigid than among their neighbors, the Uzbeks or Tajiks.
- The two most important groups are the ethnic Tajiks and the Pashtuns.
- There are reports that in newly formed units the Tajiks outnumber other ethnicities, including the Pashtuns, the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan.
- The people of the area are mostly Tajiks, a Muslim ethnic minority who speak an Iranian language.
- Note the faces - Azaris, Pashtuns, Tajiks - a genuine ethnic blend of historically divided Afghan peoples.
- However, other ethnic communities do not call themselves by such a designation but identify themselves by their respective ethnic name such as Tajik, Hazara, Baluch, etc.
- We noticed that Badshah Khan's references to the Pakhtuns' neighbours - Punjabis in Pakistan, Tajiks in Afghanistan, and Iranians - were not always magnanimous.
- Afghanistan is homeland to diverse ethnic communities such as Pushtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras, Uzbeks, Turkman, etc., each with its unique culture, tradition and historical development.
- The officer corps before 1963 was not all-inclusive, however, and was dominated by Pashtuns and Tajiks.
- We have Hazaras, we have Pashtuns, we have Tajiks, we have Uzbeks, we have Pashai, Nooristani, and people coming from the very remote areas of Afghanistan.
1. 1.1 A native or inhabitant of the republic of Tajikistan.
  塔吉克斯坦人
  Example sentencesExamples
  Tajiks are the largest ethnic group, with Uzbeks making up a quarter of the population, over half of which is employed in agriculture and just one-fifth in industry.
  The national sport of the Tajiks, gushtigiri, has a colorful tradition.
2The language of the Tajiks, a member of the Iranian branch of the Indo-European family.
塔吉克语（属印欧语系中的伊朗语分支）
Example sentencesExamples
- In 1989 Tajiki became the sole official language of the country, replacing Russian and Uzbeki.
- In the first years after independence many non-Central Asian peoples emigrated because of the establishment of Tajiki as the official language, dissatisfaction with the standard of living, and fear of political violence.
- A very substantial minority speaks a form of Persian called Tajik (about a third of Uzbeks, and the majority in Tajikistan).
- About 14 percent of the population - mostly non-Uzbek - speak Russian as their first language; 5 percent speak Tajik.
- Paul Bergne, a former Ambassador to Uzbekistan who speaks fluent Tajik, was briefed earlier this week.
- None of the languages of the Shughni-Rushani group has achieved the status of a written language, although recently attempts have been made to design a suitable script for Shughni; Tajik or Persian is generally used for writing.

adjectivetɑˈdʒɪktäˈjik

Relating to Tajikistan, the Tajiks, or their language.
（与）塔吉克斯坦（有关）的；（与）塔吉克（有关）的；（与）塔吉克语（有关）的
Example sentencesExamples
- One of the few areas where a pan-Afghan identity has emerged is through popular music, which is a hybrid of the Pashtun musical style with a lot of Tajik language.
- Many Tajiks consider themselves Uzbek, though they retain the Tajik language; this may be because they have long shared an urban lifestyle, which was more of a bond than ethnic labels.
- We could be stopped by Tajik guards and sent back, forced to retrace our journey in reverse.
- In the early 19th century the two well-known cities of Samarqand and Bokhara served as the intellectual centre for the Tajik community and constituted the majority of the cities' population.
- Once in Dushanbe, the Tajik capital, a $50 taxi ride to the Afghan border on the Amu Darya River is now $500.
- The curriculum includes the Tajik language and classical Persian literature.
- From Turkey, he boards a Tajik jet on a route that Soviet-era Aeroflot pilots used to receive extra danger pay for flying, because of the difficult, high terrain and primitive aerospace infrastructure.
- Because there was no bridge to cross the river, people from the Hazara village, located above Kakrag, were forced to cross the Tajik villagers' farmland with their carts.
- We have pledged to modernise the Tedaz aluminium plant and have an agreement with the Tajik government to buy a stake in a hydropower plant.
- I quite fancy the life of a goatherd in the Tajik hills, playing music on a bucket with spoons and wearing those cool trousers while dancing round a campfire toasting small woodland creatures.

Origin

From Persian tājik ‘a Persian, someone who is neither an Arab nor a Turk’.

词汇	Tajik
释义	Definition of Tajik in English: Tajik (also Tadjik, Tadzhik) noun tɑːˈdʒiːktɑˈdʒɪk 1A member of a mainly Muslim people inhabiting Tajikistan and parts of neighbouring countries. 塔吉克人 Example sentencesExamples Afghanistan is homeland to diverse ethnic communities such as Pushtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras, Uzbeks, Turkman, etc., each with its unique culture, tradition and historical development. Since the tenth century, the Tajiks have been ruled by others, mostly Turks and Russians. Note the faces - Azaris, Pashtuns, Tajiks - a genuine ethnic blend of historically divided Afghan peoples. We noticed that Badshah Khan's references to the Pakhtuns' neighbours - Punjabis in Pakistan, Tajiks in Afghanistan, and Iranians - were not always magnanimous. Afghans no longer call themselves just Afghan, or even Pashtuns and Tajiks, but Kandaharis, Panjshiris, Heratis, or Kabulis. Our young Afghan translator, a Tajik who had studied English for one year in high school in Pakistan, improved his command of English daily, too. There are reports that in newly formed units the Tajiks outnumber other ethnicities, including the Pashtuns, the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan. The majority are Turkic peoples; exceptions include the Uighurs and Kazakhs in Chinese Xinjiang and the Tajiks, who are ethnically and linguistically Indo-Iranian. Male-female relations among the Kyrgyz are less formal and less rigid than among their neighbors, the Uzbeks or Tajiks. But the plan is for many of the cabinet positions to have ethnic Tajiks, ethnic Uzbeks, and other ethnicities to even out the cabinet along with the leadership. Shortages of food, clothes, and other essential items exacerbated ethnic tensions between the local Tajiks, Uzbeks, Kyrgiz and the Russian Diaspora. The officer corps before 1963 was not all-inclusive, however, and was dominated by Pashtuns and Tajiks. Afghanistan's interim cabinet is made up of 11 Pashtuns, eight Tajiks, five Hazaras, three Uzbeks and three people from other ethnic groups. The two most important groups are the ethnic Tajiks and the Pashtuns. We have Hazaras, we have Pashtuns, we have Tajiks, we have Uzbeks, we have Pashai, Nooristani, and people coming from the very remote areas of Afghanistan. The people of the area are mostly Tajiks, a Muslim ethnic minority who speak an Iranian language. Although Afghanistan is often described as a simple ethnic division, with Tajiks and Uzbeks in the north and Pashtuns in the south and east, this is an oversimplification. However, other ethnic communities do not call themselves by such a designation but identify themselves by their respective ethnic name such as Tajik, Hazara, Baluch, etc. Our committee is working for the promotion of cricket throughout Afghanistan, and we don't care if people are Uzbek, Tajik, Afghan or Persian. I'd been to that part of the world five times before, and in the process I'd picked up a lot of useful information: how to tell an Uzbek from a Tajik, why Herat is the coolest city in Afghanistan and how much it costs to hitch a ride. 1.1 A native or inhabitant of the republic of Tajikistan. 塔吉克斯坦人 Example sentencesExamples Tajiks are the largest ethnic group, with Uzbeks making up a quarter of the population, over half of which is employed in agriculture and just one-fifth in industry. The national sport of the Tajiks, gushtigiri, has a colorful tradition. 2mass noun The language of the Tajiks, a member of the Iranian branch of the Indo-European family. 塔吉克语（属印欧语系中的伊朗语分支） Example sentencesExamples In the first years after independence many non-Central Asian peoples emigrated because of the establishment of Tajiki as the official language, dissatisfaction with the standard of living, and fear of political violence. None of the languages of the Shughni-Rushani group has achieved the status of a written language, although recently attempts have been made to design a suitable script for Shughni; Tajik or Persian is generally used for writing. A very substantial minority speaks a form of Persian called Tajik (about a third of Uzbeks, and the majority in Tajikistan). About 14 percent of the population - mostly non-Uzbek - speak Russian as their first language; 5 percent speak Tajik. Paul Bergne, a former Ambassador to Uzbekistan who speaks fluent Tajik, was briefed earlier this week. In 1989 Tajiki became the sole official language of the country, replacing Russian and Uzbeki. adjective tɑːˈdʒiːktɑˈdʒɪk Relating to Tajikistan, the Tajiks, or their language. （与）塔吉克斯坦（有关）的；（与）塔吉克（有关）的；（与）塔吉克语（有关）的 Example sentencesExamples We could be stopped by Tajik guards and sent back, forced to retrace our journey in reverse. The curriculum includes the Tajik language and classical Persian literature. Once in Dushanbe, the Tajik capital, a $50 taxi ride to the Afghan border on the Amu Darya River is now $500. I quite fancy the life of a goatherd in the Tajik hills, playing music on a bucket with spoons and wearing those cool trousers while dancing round a campfire toasting small woodland creatures. Because there was no bridge to cross the river, people from the Hazara village, located above Kakrag, were forced to cross the Tajik villagers' farmland with their carts. One of the few areas where a pan-Afghan identity has emerged is through popular music, which is a hybrid of the Pashtun musical style with a lot of Tajik language. From Turkey, he boards a Tajik jet on a route that Soviet-era Aeroflot pilots used to receive extra danger pay for flying, because of the difficult, high terrain and primitive aerospace infrastructure. In the early 19th century the two well-known cities of Samarqand and Bokhara served as the intellectual centre for the Tajik community and constituted the majority of the cities' population. Many Tajiks consider themselves Uzbek, though they retain the Tajik language; this may be because they have long shared an urban lifestyle, which was more of a bond than ethnic labels. We have pledged to modernise the Tedaz aluminium plant and have an agreement with the Tajik government to buy a stake in a hydropower plant. Origin From Persian tājik 'a Persian, someone who is neither an Arab nor a Turk'. Rhymes lethargic Definition of Tajik in US English: Tajik (also Tadjik, Tadzhik) nountɑˈdʒɪktäˈjik 1A member of a mainly Muslim people inhabiting Tajikistan and parts of neighboring countries. 塔吉克人 Example sentencesExamples But the plan is for many of the cabinet positions to have ethnic Tajiks, ethnic Uzbeks, and other ethnicities to even out the cabinet along with the leadership. The majority are Turkic peoples; exceptions include the Uighurs and Kazakhs in Chinese Xinjiang and the Tajiks, who are ethnically and linguistically Indo-Iranian. I'd been to that part of the world five times before, and in the process I'd picked up a lot of useful information: how to tell an Uzbek from a Tajik, why Herat is the coolest city in Afghanistan and how much it costs to hitch a ride. Our committee is working for the promotion of cricket throughout Afghanistan, and we don't care if people are Uzbek, Tajik, Afghan or Persian. Afghans no longer call themselves just Afghan, or even Pashtuns and Tajiks, but Kandaharis, Panjshiris, Heratis, or Kabulis. Although Afghanistan is often described as a simple ethnic division, with Tajiks and Uzbeks in the north and Pashtuns in the south and east, this is an oversimplification. Our young Afghan translator, a Tajik who had studied English for one year in high school in Pakistan, improved his command of English daily, too. Shortages of food, clothes, and other essential items exacerbated ethnic tensions between the local Tajiks, Uzbeks, Kyrgiz and the Russian Diaspora. Since the tenth century, the Tajiks have been ruled by others, mostly Turks and Russians. Afghanistan's interim cabinet is made up of 11 Pashtuns, eight Tajiks, five Hazaras, three Uzbeks and three people from other ethnic groups. Male-female relations among the Kyrgyz are less formal and less rigid than among their neighbors, the Uzbeks or Tajiks. The two most important groups are the ethnic Tajiks and the Pashtuns. There are reports that in newly formed units the Tajiks outnumber other ethnicities, including the Pashtuns, the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan. The people of the area are mostly Tajiks, a Muslim ethnic minority who speak an Iranian language. Note the faces - Azaris, Pashtuns, Tajiks - a genuine ethnic blend of historically divided Afghan peoples. However, other ethnic communities do not call themselves by such a designation but identify themselves by their respective ethnic name such as Tajik, Hazara, Baluch, etc. We noticed that Badshah Khan's references to the Pakhtuns' neighbours - Punjabis in Pakistan, Tajiks in Afghanistan, and Iranians - were not always magnanimous. Afghanistan is homeland to diverse ethnic communities such as Pushtuns, Tajiks, Hazaras, Uzbeks, Turkman, etc., each with its unique culture, tradition and historical development. The officer corps before 1963 was not all-inclusive, however, and was dominated by Pashtuns and Tajiks. We have Hazaras, we have Pashtuns, we have Tajiks, we have Uzbeks, we have Pashai, Nooristani, and people coming from the very remote areas of Afghanistan. 1.1 A native or inhabitant of the republic of Tajikistan. 塔吉克斯坦人 Example sentencesExamples Tajiks are the largest ethnic group, with Uzbeks making up a quarter of the population, over half of which is employed in agriculture and just one-fifth in industry. The national sport of the Tajiks, gushtigiri, has a colorful tradition. 2The language of the Tajiks, a member of the Iranian branch of the Indo-European family. 塔吉克语（属印欧语系中的伊朗语分支） Example sentencesExamples In 1989 Tajiki became the sole official language of the country, replacing Russian and Uzbeki. In the first years after independence many non-Central Asian peoples emigrated because of the establishment of Tajiki as the official language, dissatisfaction with the standard of living, and fear of political violence. A very substantial minority speaks a form of Persian called Tajik (about a third of Uzbeks, and the majority in Tajikistan). About 14 percent of the population - mostly non-Uzbek - speak Russian as their first language; 5 percent speak Tajik. Paul Bergne, a former Ambassador to Uzbekistan who speaks fluent Tajik, was briefed earlier this week. None of the languages of the Shughni-Rushani group has achieved the status of a written language, although recently attempts have been made to design a suitable script for Shughni; Tajik or Persian is generally used for writing. adjectivetɑˈdʒɪktäˈjik Relating to Tajikistan, the Tajiks, or their language. （与）塔吉克斯坦（有关）的；（与）塔吉克（有关）的；（与）塔吉克语（有关）的 Example sentencesExamples One of the few areas where a pan-Afghan identity has emerged is through popular music, which is a hybrid of the Pashtun musical style with a lot of Tajik language. Many Tajiks consider themselves Uzbek, though they retain the Tajik language; this may be because they have long shared an urban lifestyle, which was more of a bond than ethnic labels. We could be stopped by Tajik guards and sent back, forced to retrace our journey in reverse. In the early 19th century the two well-known cities of Samarqand and Bokhara served as the intellectual centre for the Tajik community and constituted the majority of the cities' population. Once in Dushanbe, the Tajik capital, a $50 taxi ride to the Afghan border on the Amu Darya River is now $500. The curriculum includes the Tajik language and classical Persian literature. From Turkey, he boards a Tajik jet on a route that Soviet-era Aeroflot pilots used to receive extra danger pay for flying, because of the difficult, high terrain and primitive aerospace infrastructure. Because there was no bridge to cross the river, people from the Hazara village, located above Kakrag, were forced to cross the Tajik villagers' farmland with their carts. We have pledged to modernise the Tedaz aluminium plant and have an agreement with the Tajik government to buy a stake in a hydropower plant. I quite fancy the life of a goatherd in the Tajik hills, playing music on a bucket with spoons and wearing those cool trousers while dancing round a campfire toasting small woodland creatures. Origin From Persian tājik ‘a Persian, someone who is neither an Arab nor a Turk’.
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