Transoxiana

English

Etymology

From Latin Transoxiana, from trans (“beyond”) + Oxus (“Amu Darya”), literally “lands beyond Oxus”.

Proper noun

Transoxiana

(historical) 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.

Synonyms

(region between Amu Darya and Syr Darya rivers): Transoxania, Sogdiana

Derived terms

Transoxianan

Translations

ancient portion of Central Asia

Chinese:
Mandarin: 中亞河中地區, 中亚河中地区 (Zhōngyà Hézhōng Dìqū), 河中 (Hézhōng)

Finnish: Sogdiana
Portuguese: Transoxiana f

Portuguese

Proper noun

Transoxiana f

(historical) Transoxiana (a historical region in Central Asia)

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