Samarkand

or Sam·ar·cand, Sam·ar·qand

[ sam-er-kand; Russian suh-muhr-kahnt ]
/ ˌsæm ərˈkænd; Russian sə mʌrˈkɑnt /

noun

a city in SE Uzbekistan: taken by Alexander the Great 329 b.c.; Tamerlane's capital in the 14th century.
Ancient Maracanda.

Definition for samarkand (2 of 2)

Sogdiana
[ sog-dee-ey-nuh, -an-uh ]
/ ˌsɒg diˈeɪ nə, -ˈæn ə /

noun

a province of the ancient Persian Empire between the Oxus and Jaxartes rivers: now in Uzbekistan. Capital: Samarkand.

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British Dictionary definitions for samarkand (1 of 2)

Samarkand
/ (ˈsæməˌkænd, Russian səmarˈkant) /

noun

a city in E Uzbekistan: under Tamerlane it became the chief economic and cultural centre of central Asia, on trade routes from China and India (the "silk road"). Pop: 289 000 (2005 est) Ancient name: Maracanda

British Dictionary definitions for samarkand (2 of 2)

Sogdiana
/ (ˌsɒɡdɪˈɑːnə) /

noun

a region of ancient central Asia. Its chief city was Samarkand