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Tocharians

Tocharians is the plural of Tocharian.

Meaning of Tocharian

Noun

Tocharian (plural Tocharians)

  1. (original sense) Any member of the Tochari, a people who inhabited Bactria.
    • Beyond the Attaci or Attacores, the Thyrians and Tocharians do inhabit; yea, and the Caſirians, who now by this time belong to the Indians, & are a part of them.1634, C. Plinius Secundus, The Historie of the World, volume 1, page 124
    Synonyms:
    Tokhar, Tukhar, Tukhara
  2. [from 20th c.] Any member of a people who inhabited the Tarim Basin and spoke the so-called Tocharian languages.

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Questions about Tocharians

What is Tocharians the plural of?
Tocharians is the plural of Tocharian.

Words near Tocharians in the dictionary

  1. Tocharian
  2. Tocharian A
  3. Tocharian B
  4. Tocharianist
  5. Tocharianists
  6. Tocharians
  7. Tocharic
  8. Tocharish
  9. Tocharistan
  10. tocher
  11. tochered

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