- the former name (1929–61) of Dushanbe
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Sta•li•na•bad
(stä′lə nə bäd′; Russ. stə lyi nu bät′),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa former name of Dushanbe.
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Stalinabad /Russian: stəlinaˈbat/ n
Du•shan•be
(do̅o̅ shän′bə, -shäm′-, dyo̅o̅-; Russ. do̅o̅ shun bye′),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Namesa city in and the capital of Tadzhikistan, in the SW Russian Federation in Asia, SW of Tashkent. 493,000. Formerly, Dyushambe (before 1929), Stalinabad (1929–61).
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