Bactra
[ bak-truh ]
/ ˈbæk trə /
noun
ancient name of Balkh.
Definition for bactra (2 of 2)
Bactria
[ bak-tree-uh ]
/ ˈbæk tri ə /
noun
an ancient country in W Asia, between the Oxus River and the Hindu Kush Mountains. Capital: Bactra.
OTHER WORDS FROM Bactria
Bac·tri·an, adjective, nounExample sentences from the Web for bactra
But we ask how they could exist here at all, supposing even Bactra to be beyond the limits of the habitable globe.
He died on February 21, 1879, hard by the city of Bactra, the modern Balkh.
The Development of the European Nations, 1870-1914 (5th ed.) |John Holland Rose
British Dictionary definitions for bactra
Bactria
/ (ˈbæktrɪə) /
noun
an ancient country of SW Asia, between the Hindu Kush mountains and the Oxus River: forms the present Balkh region in N Afghanistan