English Explanatory Dictionary

Registan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A public square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
  2. A public square in Bukhara, Uzbekistan
  3. A desert in Afghanistan

Pronunciation

/ˈɹɛɡɪˌstɑːn/ /ˈɹɛɡɪˌstæn/

Word forms

Registan the Registan Reghistan Rigestan Rigistan Righistan Rejistan Rijistan

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian ریگِسْتَان (rēgistān, literally “place of sand”).

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