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
Related terms
* Uzbek
* Uzbek SSR
See also
*
* Gagaguz
* Gagavuz
* Guzlu
* Kuzlu
* Kozlu
* Kabaguz
*
* Kabauz
*
*
* Oguz
*
* Uguz
* uguz
* oguz
* oguz
* guz
*
* uz
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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