Bactria
See also: Báctria
English
Alternative forms
- Bactriana, Bākhtar in Persian, also Bahlika in Indian languages, and Ta-Hia in Chinese.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Βακτριανή (Baktrianḗ). See also Old Persian 𐎲𐎠𐎧𐎫𐎼𐎡𐏁 (Bâxtriš)
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbæktɹɪə/
Proper noun
Bactria
- The ancient Greek name of the country between the range of the Hindu Kush and the Amu Darya in the Middle East, encompassing parts of northern Afghanistan, eastern Turkmenistan, southern Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and northern Pakistan.
Translations
Greek name for ancient country
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