TAXILA

Meaning of TAXILA in English

/tak"seuh leuh/ , n.

an archaeological site near Rawalpindi, Pakistan: ruins of three successive cities on the same site, dating from about the 7th century B.C. to about the 7th century A.D.; Buddhist center.

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ТАКСИЛА — Taxila
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