Samarkand
/ˈsæmə(ɹ)kænd/
Samarkand proper noun: the regional capital of the Samarkand region, Uzbekistan. Official name: Samarqand.
Proper noun
Samarkand
- The regional capital of the Samarkand region, Uzbekistan. Official name: Samarqand.
- Look ’round thee now on Samarcand! —
Is she not queen of Earth? her pride
Above all cities? in her hand
Their destinies?1829, Edgar Allan Poe, “Tamerlane”, in Al Aaraaf, Tamerlane and Minor Poems - In the quaver of his voice was a remembering of long muletrains jingling through the gate, queens in litters hung with patchwork curtains from Samarcand, […]1922, John Dos Passos, “Antonio Machado: Poet of Castile”, in Rosinante to the Road Again, New York, N.Y.: George H[enry] Doran Company, →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- Maracanda
- Look ’round thee now on Samarcand! —
- A region of Uzbekistan.
Samarkand meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
Samarkand in Hindi
- city in Uzbekistan
- समरक़ंद samarqand
Samarkand in Tamil
- city in Uzbekistan
- சமர்கந்து camarkantu
Samarkand in Marathi
- city in Uzbekistan
- समरकंद samarkanda
Samarkand in Urdu
- city in Uzbekistan
- سمرقند samarqand
More languagesFewer languages
- Samarkand in Bengali
- সমরকন্দ śomrokondo
- Samarkand in Malayalam
- സമർഖണ്ഡ് samaṟkhaṇḍŭ
- Samarkand in Punjabi
- ਸਮਰਕੰਦ samrakand
- Samarkand in Nepali
- समरकन्द samarakanda
- Samarkand in Arabic
- سَمَرْقَنْد samarqand, سُمَرَان sumaran
- Samarkand in Persian
- سمرقند samarqand
- Samarkand in Thai
- ซามาร์คันด์ saa-maa-kan
Examples of Samarkand in a sentence
- When the tsarist government crumbled with the abdication of Nicholas II in March 1917 a dual administration was established in Samarkand, as it was throughout the entire country.1977, Eugenie and Jeffrey Gross, The Soviet Union, page 393:
- Formerly Samarkand, the city, after the 1991 independence of Uzbekistan, adopted the Uzbek form, Samarqand.2001, “Samarqand”, in Encyclopedia Americana, page 177:
Synonyms of Samarkand
- Maracanda
Forms of Samarkand
| alternative form | Samarcand |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Samarqand |
Origin of Samarkand
From Russian Самарка́нд (Samarkánd), from Persian سمرقند (samarqand), from Sogdian 𐼼𐼺𐼰𐽀𐼸𐼻𐼹𐼳 (smʾrknδh /*Smā́rkąθ/).
Questions about Samarkand
- What does Samarkand mean?
- Samarkand means the regional capital of the Samarkand region, Uzbekistan. Official name: Samarqand.
- What is Samarkand in Hindi?
- Samarkand in Hindi is समरक़ंद (samarqand). See Samarkand meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use Samarkand in a sentence?
- When the tsarist government crumbled with the abdication of Nicholas II in March 1917 a dual administration was established in Samarkand, as it was throughout the entire country.
- What part of speech is Samarkand?
- Samarkand is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Samarkand?
- Samarkand is pronounced /ˈsæmə(ɹ)kænd/.
Words near Samarkand in the dictionary
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