Turk·men·i·stan /(ˌ)tɝkˌmɛnəˈstæn, ˈstɑn; (ˌ)tɚ/
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  Turkmenistan
       n : a republic in Asia east of the Caspian Sea and south of
           Kazakhstan and north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925
           to 1991 [syn: Turkomen, Turkmen, Turkmenia]