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Taxila

Taxila proper noun: an ancient city and archaeological site in the modern province of Punjab, Pakistan.

Proper noun

Taxila

  1. (historical) An ancient city and archaeological site in the modern province of Punjab, Pakistan.
  2. A modern town and archaeological site at that location.
  3. A tehsil (sub-division), headquartered in the town, of the Rawalpindi District of Punjab province, Pakistan.

Taxila meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Urdu and Punjabi

Taxila in Hindi

Translations
तक्षशिला takṣaśilā, तकसिला taksilā, तक्सिला taksilā

Taxila in Marathi

Translations
तक्षशिला takṣaśilā

Taxila in Urdu

Translations
ٹیکسلا ṭaiksilā

Taxila in Punjabi

Translations
ਤਕਸ਼ਿਲਾ takśilā
More languagesFewer languages
Taxila in Gujarati
તક્ષશિલા takṣaśilā
Taxila in Odia
ତକ୍ଷଶିଳା takṣaśiḷā
Taxila in Sanskrit
तक्षशिला takṣaśilā
Taxila in Nepali
तक्षशिला takṣaśilā

Origin of Taxila

Borrowed from Latin Taxila, from Ancient Greek Τάξιλα (Táxila), from Sanskrit तक्षशिला (takṣaśilā). Compound of तक्ष (takṣa, “Taksha, a son of Bharata in the Ramayana, said to have established the city.”) + शिला (śilā, “stone”).

Questions about Taxila

What does Taxila mean?
Taxila means an ancient city and archaeological site in the modern province of Punjab, Pakistan.
What is Taxila in Hindi?
Taxila in Hindi is तक्षशिला (takṣaśilā), तकसिला (taksilā), तक्सिला (taksilā). See Taxila meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Taxila?
Taxila is a proper noun.

Words near Taxila in the dictionary

  1. taxiform
  2. taxiful
  3. Taxigate
  4. taxiing
  5. taxiings
  6. Taxila
  7. taxiless
  8. taxilike
  9. taximan
  10. taximen
  11. taximeter

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