Syr Darya
[ seer dahr-yuh; Russian sir duh-ryah ]
/ ˈsɪər ˈdɑr yə; Russian ˈsɪr dʌˈryɑ /
noun
a river in central Asia, flowing NW from the Tien Shan Mountains in Kyrgyzstan, through Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to the Aral Sea. 1300 miles (2100 km) long.
Ancient
Jax·ar·tes
[jak-sahr-teez] /dʒækˈsɑr tiz/
Example sentences from the Web for syr darya
In 1847 the Russians founded a fort at the mouth of the Jaxartes or Syr-darya.
Right through the desert flow the two rivers, the Syr-darya and Amu-darya.
From Pole to Pole |Sven Anders Hedin
British Dictionary definitions for syr darya
Syr Darya
/ (Russian sir darjˈja) /
noun
a river in central Asia, formed from two headstreams rising in the Tian Shan: flows generally west to the Aral Sea: the longest river in central Asia. Length: (from the source of the Naryn) 2900 km (1800 miles)
Ancient name: Jaxartes