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Iaxartes

Iaxartes proper noun: the Syr Darya river.

Proper noun

Iaxartes

  1. The Syr Darya river.
    • I would examine the Caspian Sea, and see where and how it exonerates itself, after it hath taken in Volga, Iaxartes, Oxus, and those great rivers; at the mouth of Obi, or where?, II.ii.3

Forms of Iaxartes

alternative formJaxartes

Origin of Iaxartes

From Latin Iaxartes, from Ancient Greek Ἰαξάρτης (Iaxártēs), from Old Persian [Term?].

Questions about Iaxartes

What does Iaxartes mean?
Iaxartes means the Syr Darya river.
What part of speech is Iaxartes?
Iaxartes is a proper noun.

Words near Iaxartes in the dictionary

  1. IAW
  2. IAWN
  3. IAWTC
  4. IAWTP
  5. IAX
  6. Iaxartes
  7. IAZ
  8. Iazgulem
  9. Iazyges
  10. Iași
  11. IB

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