Chorasmia

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/kəˈɹæzmi.ə/

proper noun

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

OriginLatin Chorasmia ← Ancient Greek Χορασμία (Khorasmía) ← Old Persian 𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡𐏁 (u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-š) →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Chorezm · alternative Chowarazm · alternative Harezm · alternative Horezm · alternative Kharezm · alternative Kharesm · alternative Khorasam · alternative Khoresm · alternative Khorezm · alternative Khwarazm · alternative Khwarizm · alternative Khwarezm · alternative Khwarezmia · alternative Khowarezm · alternative Khowaresm · alternative Khovarezm

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

Origin

  1. Old Persian*𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼- (*u-v-a-r-)
  2. Old Persian*𐏀𐎷𐎡- (*z-mi-i-)
  3. Old Persian𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡𐎹 (u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-y)
  4. Old Persian𐎢𐎺𐎠𐎼𐏀𐎷𐎡𐏁 (u-v-a-r-z-mi-i-š)
  5. Ancient GreekΧορασμία (Khorasmía)
  6. LatinChorasmia
  7. EnglishChorasmia

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

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Translations

Ancient Greek Χορασμίᾱ
  • Χορασμίᾱ (Khorasmíā)large oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia
Arabic خُوَارِزْم
  • خُوَارِزْم (ḵuwārizm)large oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia
Bengali খোয়ারাজম
  • খোয়ারাজম (khōẇarajom)large oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia
Chinese Mandarin 花剌子模
  • 花剌子模 (huālàzǐmó)large oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia
French Chorasmie
  • Chorasmielarge oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia
German Choresmien
  • Choresmienlarge oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia
Greek Χορασμία
  • Χορασμία (Chorasmía)large oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia
Hindi ख़्वारज़्म
  • ख़्वारज़्म (xvārazm)large oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia
Italian Corasmia
  • Corasmialarge oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia
Japanese ホラズム
  • ホラズム (horazumu)large oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia
Korean 화레즘
  • 화레즘 (hwarejeum)large oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia
Latin Chorasmia
  • Chorasmialarge oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia
Persian خوارزم
  • خوارزم (xârazm)large oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia
Portuguese Corásmia
  • Corásmialarge oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia
Russian Хорезм
  • Хорезм (Xorezm)large oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia
Spanish Corasmia, Jorasmia
  • Corasmialarge oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia
  • Jorasmialarge oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia
Swahili Khorezmia
  • Khorezmialarge oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia
Turkish Harezm
  • Harezmlarge oasis region on the Amu Darya river delta in western Central Asia
Cite this entry
APA

Chorasmia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chorasmia

MLA

“Chorasmia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chorasmia. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chorasmia,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chorasmia.

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