OXUS

Meaning of OXUS in English

Function: geographical name

― see AMU DAR'YA

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012

OXUS — geographical name see: Amu Dar'ya
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OXUS — /ok"seuhs/ , n. See Amu Darya .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OXUS — — see Amu Dar'ya
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OXUS — Oxus BrE AmE ˈɒks əs AmE \ ˈɑːks əs
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OXUS — Амударья
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SOGDIANA — geographical name province of ancient Persian Empire between the Jaxartes (Syr Dar'ya) & Oxus (Amu Dar'ya) capital Maracanda (Samarqand)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CHORASMIA — geographical name province of ancient Persia on Oxus River extending W to Caspian Sea; equivalent to Khwarazm
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BACTRIA — geographical name ancient country SW Asia between Hindu Kush & Oxus River capital Bactra , ~n adjective or noun
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AMU DAR'YA — or ancient Oxus geographical name river over 1500 miles (2400 kilometers ), central & W Asia flowing from Pamir plateau …
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RIVER — I Natural stream of water that flows in a channel with more or less defined banks. Rivers are a fundamental …
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KHWĀREZM — or Khwārizm Historic region along the Amu Darya (ancient Oxus River), in modern Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. It formed part of …
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HINDU KUSH — Latin Caucasus Indicus Mountain system, south-central Asia. Some 600 mi (950 km) long, it forms a drainage divide between the …
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AMU DARYA — ancient Oxus River River, Central Asia. It is one of the longest rivers in Central Asia, 1,578 mi (2,540 km) …
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ALEXANDER THE GREAT — or Alexander III born 356 BC, Pella, Macedonia died June 13, 323 BC, Babylon King of Macedonia (336–323) and the …
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TURANIAN — I. t(y)əˈrānēən, t(y)üˈ-, t(y)u̇ˈ- noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Persian Tūrān Turkistan, the region north of the …
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BACTRIAN — I. ˈbaktrēən noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Latin Bactrianus, adjective & n, from Greek Baktrianos, from Baktria …
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PAN-TURANIANISM — “+ noun also pan-turanism ˈpan+ Usage: usually capitalized P&T Etymology: pan-turanianism from pan- + turanian + -ism; pan-turanism from pan- …
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SOGDIANA — /sog'dee ay"neuh, -an"euh/ , n. a province of the ancient Persian Empire between the Oxus and Jaxartes rivers: now in …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BACTRIA — — Bactrian , adj. , n. /bak"tree euh/ , n. an ancient country in W Asia, between the Oxus River …
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AMU DARYA — /ah"mooh dahr"yeuh/ ; Russ. /u mooh" du rddyah"/ a river in central Asia, flowing NW from the Pamirs to the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SOGDIANA — geographical name province of ancient Persian Empire between the Jaxartes (Syr Dar'ya) & Oxus (Amu Dar'ya) capital Maracanda (Samarqand)
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CHORASMIA — geographical name province of ancient Persia on Oxus River extending W to Caspian Sea; equivalent to Khwarazm — see Khiva
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BACTRIA — geographical name ancient country SW Asia between Hindu Kush & Oxus River capital Bactra — see Balkh • Bac·tri·an ˈbak-trē-ən …
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OXYTONE — [ 'ɒksɪtəʊn ] ■ adjective (especially in ancient Greek) having an acute accent on the last syllable. ■ noun an …
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OXYTOCIN
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OXYMORON — [ ˌɒksɪ'mɔ:rɒn ] ■ noun a figure of speech or expressed idea in which apparently contradictory terms appear in conjunction: …
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QUTAYBAH IBN MUSLIM — died 715 Arab general under the caliphs 'Abd al-Malik and 'Abd al-Walid I whose conquests in Afghanistan and Central Asia …
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PAMIRS — The Kunlun and Pamir mountain ranges. also called Pamir, highland region of Central Asia. The Pamir mountain area centres on …
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ISLAMIC WORLD — prehistory and history of the Islamic community. Adherence to Islam is a global phenomenon: Muslims predominate in some 30 to …
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HINDU KUSH — Wildflowers blooming (foreground) in the Hindu Kush in the Chitral district, northern Pakistan. great mountain system of Central Asia that …
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GHAZNAVID DYNASTY — (AD 9771186), Turkish dynasty that ruled in Khorasan (in northeastern Iran), Afghanistan, and northern India. The founder of the dynasty …
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AMU DARYA — Tajik Daryoi Amu, Turkmen Amyderya, Uzbek Amudaryo, ancient name Oxus River one of the longest rivers of Central Asia. It …
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