/ Dictionary / Index D Dushanbe: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Du•shan•be Pronunciation: (d-shän'bu, -shäm'-, dy- Russ. d-shun-bye'), [key] — n. a city in and the capital of Tadzhikistan, in the SW Russian Federation in Asia, SW of Tashkent. 493,000. Formerly,(before 1929),(1929–61). Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: dushanbe (Thesaurus) Duse dusk Related Content Daily Word Quiz: cautious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language