Tokharistan
Tokharistan proper noun: a historical region of Central Asia, corresponding largely to ancient Bactria.
Proper noun
Tokharistan
- A historical region of Central Asia, corresponding largely to ancient Bactria.
Tokharistan meaning in Arabic
Tokharistan in Arabic
- Translations
- طُخَارِسْتَان ṭuḵāristān
Forms of Tokharistan
| alternative form | Tukharistan |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Tucharistan |
| alternative form | Tokharestan |
| alternative form | Tocharistan |
| alternative form | Tocharestan |
Origin of Tokharistan
From Classical Persian تُخَارِسْتَان (tuxāristān), from تُخَار (tuxār, “Tokhar”) + ـِسْتَان (-istān), literally “land of the Tokhars”.
Questions about Tokharistan
- What does Tokharistan mean?
- Tokharistan means a historical region of Central Asia, corresponding largely to ancient Bactria.
- What is Tokharistan in Arabic?
- Tokharistan in Arabic is طُخَارِسْتَان (ṭuḵāristān). See Tokharistan meaning in Arabic.
- What part of speech is Tokharistan?
- Tokharistan is a proper noun.
Words near Tokharistan in the dictionary
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