Meaning of Ashoka | Babel Free
əˈʃoʊkəDefinitions
- A tree of species Saraca asoca, native to South Asia and western Myanmar.
- An ancient Indian emperor of the Maurya Dynasty who ruled almost all of the Indian subcontinent from c. 268 to 232 BCE.
- A tree of species Saraca indica, native to Southeast Asia and eastern Myanmar.
- The charioteer of Bhima in the epic Mahabharata.
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Examples
“The defeat inflicted by Ashoka must have brought about depression and retarded the growth for some centuries.”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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