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Meaning of Transoxiana | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

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An ancient portion of Central Asia, the region between the Amu Darya (Classical Oxus) and Syr Darya rivers, corresponding approximately with modern-day Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and southwest Kazakhstan.

historical

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Examples

“The success of this trade depended upon the security of four areas- the oases south of the T'ien Shan mountains in the area known as Uyghuristan, the towns of Transoxiana, the cities of Persia, and the commercial centers of Turkey.”

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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