Etymology

Registan

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Today it means: A public square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan Full definition →

Classical Persian ریگِسْتَان
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  1. Classical Persian · borrowed fromریگِسْتَان
  2. English todayRegistan

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

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