n., pl., Tajik, or -jiks, also Tadzhik or -dzhiks.
- A member of a people inhabiting Tajikistan and neighboring areas in Uzbekistan, Afghanistan, and China.
- The Iranian language of the Tajik people, closely related to Persian.
Of or relating to the Tajik people or their language or culture.
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