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Alexandria Eschate

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Former name of Khujand: a city in Sughd, Tajikistan.

Word forms

Alexandria Eschate Alexandria Eskhata

Etymology

From Latin Alexandria Eschate, from Ancient Greek Ἀλεξάνδρεια Ἐσχάτη (Alexándreia Eskhátē, “farthest Alexandria”) in reference to its position relative to the other settlements established during the conquests of Alexander the Great.

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