ASOKA

Meaning of ASOKA in English

/euh soh"keuh/ , n.

died 232 B.C., Buddhist king in India 269?-232? B.C.

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AŚOKA — or Açoka biographical name died 238 or 232 B.C. king of India ( circa 265-238 or circa 273-232 B.C.)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ASOKA — əˈs(h)ōkə noun also as·ak or as·ok ˈasək ( -s ) Etymology: Hindi asok, from Sanskrit aśoka : a showy tree …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AŚOKA — or Aço·ka ə-ˈshō-kə, -ˈsō- died 238 or 232 B.C. king of India ( circa 265-238 or circa 273-232 B.C.)
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ASOKA — died 238?, BC, India also spelled Ashoka last major emperor in the Mauryan dynasty of India. His vigorous patronage of …
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ASOKA — Asoka BrE AmE ə ˈsəʊk ə -ˈʃəʊk- AmE ə ˈsoʊk ə —Hindi [ ə ʃoːk \]
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
ASOKA — Variant: or Aço · ka Pronunciation: ə - ' sh ō -k ə , - ' s ō - Function: …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
AÇOKA — biographical name see: Aśoka
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ASHOKA — or Asoka born с 304 died с 232 BC Last major emperor (с 269–232 BC) of the Mauryan empire in …
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ASOK — noun see asoka
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ASAK — I. asak variant of asoka II. as·ak ˈasək noun ( -s ) Etymology: Hindi asok — more at asoka : …
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ASOKAN COLUMN — əˈs(h)ōkən- noun Usage: usually capitalized A Etymology: Asoka the Great died 232 B.C. king of Magadha, ancient kingdom of India, …
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AÇOKA — see Aśoka
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