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Uzbekistan vs Transoxiana - What's the difference?

uzbekistan | transoxiana |

As proper nouns the difference between uzbekistan and transoxiana

is that uzbekistan is uzbekistan while transoxiana is (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.

uzbekistan

Proper noun

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

    * Uzbekistani

    See also

    * * Gagaguz * Gagavuz * Guzlu * Kuzlu * Kozlu * Kabaguz * * Kabauz * * * Oguz * * Uguz * uguz * oguz * oguz * guz * * uz ----

    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