Tajikistan vs Bactria - What's the difference?

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tajikistan

English

Alternative forms

* Tadjikistan * Tadzhikistan * Tadzhikisthan

Proper noun

(en proper noun)
  • Country in Central Asia. Official name: Republic of Tajikistan.

    • Related terms

    * Tajik * Tajiki * Tajik SSR

    External links

    * (wikipedia "Tajikistan")

    See also

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    bactria

    English

    (wikipedia Bactria)

    Alternative forms

    * Bactriana, B?khtar in Persian, also Bhalika in Indian languages, and Ta-Hia in Chinese.

    Proper noun

    (en proper noun)
  • 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.

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