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Tajikistan vs Transoxiana - What's the difference?

tajikistan | transoxiana |

As proper nouns the difference between tajikistan and transoxiana

is that tajikistan is country in Central Asia. Official name: Republic of Tajikistan while Transoxiana is 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.

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

    *

    transoxiana

    English

    Proper noun

    (wikipedia Transoxiana) (en proper noun)
  • (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.

    • Derived terms

    * Transoxianan

    Synonyms

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