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Jaxartes

UK/dʒækˈsɑːtiːz/

Jaxartes is the alternative form of Iaxartes.

Meaning of Iaxartes

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

Questions about Jaxartes

What is Jaxartes the alternative form of?
Jaxartes is the alternative form of Iaxartes.
How do you pronounce Jaxartes?
Jaxartes is pronounced /dʒækˈsɑːtiːz/ (UK).

Words near Jaxartes in the dictionary

  1. Jawzjan
  2. JAX
  3. JAX-RPC
  4. JAX-RS
  5. JAXA
  6. Jaxartes
  7. JAXB
  8. Jaxen
  9. jaxie
  10. jaxies
  11. Jaxon

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Jaxartes (page history and authors); Iaxartes (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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