Tokharistan

English

Alternative forms

  • Tukharistan, Tucharistan, Tokharestan, Tocharistan, Tocharestan

Etymology

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

Noun

Tokharistan

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

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