TAMERLANE

Meaning of TAMERLANE in English

/tam"euhr layn'/ , n. ( Timur Lenk )

1336?-1405, Tartar conqueror in southern and western Asia: ruler of Samarkand 1369-1405.

Also, Tamburlaine . Also called Timour, Timur .

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TAMERLANE — or Tamburlaine biographical name see: Timur
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TAMERLANE — or Tamburlaine — see Timur
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TAMERLANE — Tamerlane BrE AmE ˈtæm ə leɪn AmE \ - ə r-
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TAMERLANE — Тамерлан
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TAMERLANE — Variant: or Tamburlaine Function: biographical name ― see TIMUR
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TAMBURLAINE — biographical name see: Tamerlane
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TIMUR — or Tamerlane or Tamburlaine born 1336, Kesh, near Samarkand, Transoxania died Feb. 19, 1405, Otrar, near Chimkent Turkic conqueror of …
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SAMARKAND — or Samarqand City (pop., 1998 est.: 388,000), east-central Uzbekistan. One of the oldest cities in Central Asia, it was known …
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TIMOUR — /ti moor"/ , n. Tamerlane. Also, Timur .
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TAMBURLAINE — /tam"beuhr layn'/ , n. Tamerlane.
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SAMARKAND — /sam'euhr kand"/ ; Russ. /seuh murdd kahnt"/ , n. a city in SE Uzbekistan: taken by Alexander the Great 329 …
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TAMBURLAINE — see Tamerlane
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SHAH ROKH — born Aug. 30, 1377, Samarkand, Timurid empire [now in Uzbekistan] died March 12, 1447, Fishawand, Timurid Iran also called Shah …
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GONZLEZ DE CLAVIJO, RUY — born , Madrid, Spain died April 2, 1412, Madrid Spanish diplomat who traveled to the court of Timur (Tamerlane) at …
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