English Explanatory Dictionary

Chorasmia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A large oasis geographical region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia; currently split politically between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan.

Pronunciation

/kəˈɹæzmi.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Chorasmia.wav

Word forms

Chorasmia Chorezm Harezm Horezm Kharezm Kharesm Khorasam Khoresm Khorezm Khwarazm Khwarizm Khwarezm Khwarezmia Khowarezm Khowaresm Khovarezm Khovaresm

Etymology

From Latin Chorasmia, from Ancient Greek Χορασμία (Khorasmía), from Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡𐏁 (u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-š /⁠ʰuvārazmī-⁠/).

Derived words

Chorasmian
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