Stalinabad

English

Etymology

From Russian Сталинабад (Stalinabad). Named after Soviet leader Joseph Stalin. Equivalent to Stalin +‎ -abad.

Proper noun

Stalinabad

1. (historical) Former name of Dushanbe from 1929 to 1961. A city in Tajikistan, Soviet Union.

Related terms

• Stalin
• Stalingrad

Translations

former name of Dushanbe — see also Dushanbe

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 斯大林納巴德 / 斯大林纳巴德 (zh) (Sīdàlínnàbādé)

• Hindi: स्टालिनाबाद (sṭālinābād)
• Russian: Сталинаба́д (ru) m (Stalinabád)
• Tajik: Сталинобод (tg) (Stalinobod)