SOGDIANA

Meaning of SOGDIANA in English

Pronunciation: ˌ säg-d ē - ' a-n ə , - ' ä-n ə , - ' ā -n ə

Function: geographical name

province of ancient Persian Empire bet. the Jaxartes (Syr Dar'ya) & Oxus (Amu Dar'ya) capital Maracanda (Samarqand)

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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)
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SOGDIANA — Province of ancient Persia. It was centred in the fertile valley of the Zeravshan River, in modern Uzbekistan. It became …
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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
SOGDIANA — geographical name province of ancient Persian Empire between the Jaxartes (Syr Dar'ya) & Oxus (Amu Dar'ya) capital Maracanda (Samarqand)
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SOGDIANA — ancient country of Central Asia centring on the fertile valley of the Zeravshan River, in modern Uzbekistan. Excavations have shown …
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SOGDIANA — Sogdiana BrE AmE ˌsɒɡd i ˈɑːn ə -ˈeɪn ə AmE \ ˌsɑːɡd i ˈæn ə
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SOGDIANA — Province of ancient Persia. It was centred in the fertile valley of the Zeravshan River, in modern Uzbekistan. It became …
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SOGDIANA — Согд Согдиана
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SOGDIAN
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SOGDIAN — /sog"dee euhn/ , n. 1. a native or inhabitant of Sogdiana. 2. the extinct Iranian language of Sogdiana. [ 1770-80; …
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SOGDIAN — noun Etymology: Latin Sogdiani, plural, from Greek Sogdianoi, from Old Persian Suguda Sogdiana Date: 1553 1. : a native or …
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SOGDIAN — [Sog.di.an] n [L Sogdiani, pl., fr. Gk Sogdianoi, fr. OPers Suguda Sogdiana] (1553) 1: a native or inhabitant of Sogdiana …
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СОГДИАНА — Sogdiana
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