Samarkand

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsæməˌkænd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sam′ər kand′; Russ. sə mur känt′)


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Sam•ar•kand  (sam′ər kand′; Russ. sə mur känt′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Place Namesa city in SE Uzbekistan: taken by Alexander the Great 329b.c.;
    Tamerlane's capital in the 14th century. 476,000.
Also, Sam′ar•cand′. Ancient, Maracanda. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Samarkand /ˈsæməˌkænd; Russian: səmarˈkant/ n
  1. a city in E Uzbekistan: under Tamerlane it became the chief economic and cultural centre of central Asia, on trade routes from China and India (the "silk road"). Pop: 289 000 (2005 est)Uzbek spelling: Samarqand Ancient name: Maracanda
'Samarkand' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Maracanda - Sogdiana - Tamerlane - balas - Bukhara

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