Badakhshan
Badakhshan proper noun: a historical region comprising parts of what is now northeastern Afghanistan and southeastern Tajikistan.
Proper noun
Badakhshan
- A historical region comprising parts of what is now northeastern Afghanistan and southeastern Tajikistan.
- A province of Afghanistan, named after the historical region.
- Gorno-Badakhshan (an autonomous province of Tajikistan).
Badakhshan meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Bengali
Badakhshan in Hindi
- historical region
- बदख़्शान badaxśān, बदख़शान badaxśān, बदख्शाँ badakhśā̃
Badakhshan in Marathi
- historical region
- बदखशान badakhśān
Badakhshan in Urdu
- historical region
- بدخشاں badaxśān
Badakhshan in Bengali
- historical region
- বদখশান bodkhośan
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- Badakhshan in Persian
- بدخشان badaxšân
Origin of Badakhshan
From Persian بدخشان (badaxšân), from Middle Persian title 𐭡𐭲𐭧𐭱𐭩 (btḥšy /badaxš/); see it for more.
Questions about Badakhshan
- What does Badakhshan mean?
- Badakhshan means a historical region comprising parts of what is now northeastern Afghanistan and southeastern Tajikistan.
- What is Badakhshan in Hindi?
- Badakhshan in Hindi is बदख़्शान (badaxśān), बदख़शान (badaxśān), बदख्शाँ (badakhśā̃). See Badakhshan meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Badakhshan?
- Badakhshan is a proper noun.
Words near Badakhshan in the dictionary
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