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

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