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Drangiana

Drangiana proper noun: an ancient province of the Achaemenid Empire, in what is now southwestern Afghanistan.

Proper noun

Drangiana

  1. An ancient province of the Achaemenid Empire, in what is now southwestern Afghanistan.

Origin of Drangiana

From Ancient Greek Δραγγιανή (Drangianḗ), ultimately from Old Persian *Drankah. Compare with Old Persian 𐏀𐎼𐎣 (z-r-k /⁠Zraⁿkaʰ⁠/).

Questions about Drangiana

What does Drangiana mean?
Drangiana means an ancient province of the Achaemenid Empire, in what is now southwestern Afghanistan.
What part of speech is Drangiana?
Drangiana is a proper noun.

Words near Drangiana in the dictionary

  1. Drane
  2. Dranes
  3. Draney
  4. Draneys
  5. Drangedal
  6. Drangiana
  7. drangway
  8. dranik
  9. draniki
  10. drank
  11. drank and drove

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