Tokharistan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A historical region of Central Asia, corresponding largely to ancient Bactria.

Word forms

Tokharistan Tukharistan Tucharistan Tokharestan Tocharistan Tocharestan

Etymology

From Classical Persian تُخَارِسْتَان (tuxāristān), from تُخَار (tuxār, “Tokhar”) + ـِسْتَان (-istān), literally “land of the Tokhars”.

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