Definition of Ashgabat in English:
Ashgabat
(also Ashkhabad)
proper nounˈaʃɡəbatˌɑʃɡəˈbɑt
The capital of the central Asian republic of Turkmenistan; population 744,000 (est. 2007).
Former name (1919–27) Poltoratsk
Definition of Ashgabat in US English:
Ashgabat
(also Ashkhabad)
proper nounˌäSHɡəˈbätˌɑʃɡəˈbɑt
The capital of the central Asian republic of Turkmenistan; population 744,000 (est. 2007).
Former name (1919–27) Poltoratsk