Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A country of west-central Asia east of the Caspian Sea. Once part of ancient Persia and later ruled by Arabs (8th century), Turks (11th century), Mongols (13th–14th century), and Uzbeks (late 15th century), it was annexed by Russia in 1881 and became a constituent state of the USSR, the Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic, in 1925. Turkmenistan declared its independence in 1991 following the collapse of the Soviet Union. Ashgabat is the capital and the largest city.
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- proper noun Country in Central Asia. Official name: Turkmenistan.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a republic in Asia to the east of the Caspian Sea and to the south of Kazakhstan and to the north of Iran; an Asian soviet from 1925 to 1991
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THE LAW OF TURKMENISTAN ON TURKMEN PRESIDENTThis law specifies legal, economic, organizational and other bases for the functions of the President of Turkmenistan, spells out the state's guarantees of his functions as well as provides guarantees to a former president and his family
Новости 2009
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BUNDESTAG DEPUTY HEDI WEGENER VISITED TURKMENISTAN Chairman of the Bundestag's committee on Central Asia, Hedi Wegener, was on a working visit in Turkmenistan.
Новости 2009
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Four years ago I would get shocked hearing similar stories about injustices in Turkmenistan from a friend of mine.
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In the 13th century, Genghis Khan's son Tolui killed nearly every inhabitant of Merv in Turkmenistan, then the world's largest city.
Testosterone Put to the Test Dave Shiflett 2010
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Agence France-Presse/Getty Images China, which already has deals with gas-rich Turkmenistan, is seeking to buy gas more cheaply than Gazprom's European consumers.
Russia, China Study Long-Term Gas Deal Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen 2010
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An internal investigation by Global Santa Fe Corp., for example, found that it might have violated U.S. sanctions laws after a freight forwarder shipped goods to its rig in Turkmenistan through Iran, according to company filings.
Settlements Near In Bribery Case Kara Scannell 2010
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China, which already has deals with gas-rich Turkmenistan, is seeking to buy gas more cheaply than Gazprom's European consumers, which typically lock in mandatory long-term supplies at a price linked to oil, with only small volumes linked to the spot price for gas.
Russia, China Study Long-Term Gas Deal Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen 2010
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This latter project is closely linked to CNP activities in Turkmenistan, where the conglomerate plans to export 3 bcm of gas in 2010 from the Amu Darya natural gas project under a production-sharing agreement with Turkmenistan.
Russia-China Energy Deal In The Works Oxford Analytica 2010
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This latter project is closely linked to CNP activities in Turkmenistan, where the conglomerate plans to export 3 bcm of gas in 2010 from the Amu Darya natural gas project under a production-sharing agreement with Turkmenistan.
Russia-China Energy Deal In The Works Oxford Analytica 2010
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Anyone who doesn't like John Wayne should be rode out of town on a rail and forced to live in Turkmenistan, France, or some similar savage place.
My Moment of Glory 2006
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