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Silk Road in Persian

راه ابریشم râh-e abrišam

Silk Road in Persian: راه ابریشم (râh-e abrišam), جاده ابریشم (jâdde-ye abrišam). In English, Silk Road means an extensive interconnected network of trade routes across Asia, North and Northeast Africa, and Europe, historically used by silk traders.

Persian words for Silk Road

routes used by silk traders across Europe, Asia and northern Africa
راه ابریشم râh-e abrišam, جاده ابریشم jâdde-ye abrišam

English meaning of Silk Road

  1. proper noun An extensive interconnected network of trade routes across Asia, North and Northeast Africa, and Europe, historically used by silk traders.

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Questions about Silk Road in Persian

What is the meaning of Silk Road in Persian?
Silk Road in Persian is راه ابریشم (râh-e abrišam), جاده ابریشم (jâdde-ye abrišam).
معنی Silk Road چیست؟
Silk Road: راه ابریشم (râh-e abrišam), جاده ابریشم (jâdde-ye abrišam).
What does Silk Road mean in English?
Silk Road means an extensive interconnected network of trade routes across Asia, North and Northeast Africa, and Europe, historically used by silk traders.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Silk Road (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Persian words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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