Ashgabat
Syllabification: (Ash·ga·bat)
Pronunciation: /ˈäSHgəˌbät, ˈaSHgəˌbat/
(also Ashkhabad /ˈäSHkəˌbäd, ˈaSHkəˌbad/)
Definition of Ashgabat
- the capital of the central Asian republic of Turkmenistan; population 744,000 (est. 2007). Former name (1919–27) Poltoratsk.
