Registan

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/ˈɹɛɡɪˌstɑːn//ˈɹɛɡɪˌstæn/

proper noun

A public square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan

OriginClassical Persian ریگِسْتَان →
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Meanings

proper nounthe Registan

alternative rare Reghistan · alternative rare Rigestan · alternative rare Rigistan · alternative rare Righistan · alternative rare Rejistan · alternative rare Rijistan

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

Origin

  1. Classical Persianریگِسْتَان
  2. EnglishRegistan

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

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Translations

French Réguistan, Réguistan
  • Réguistanpublic square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
  • Réguistanpublic square in Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Urdu ریگِسْتان, ریگِسْتان
  • ریگِسْتان (registān)public square in Samarkand, Uzbekistan
  • ریگِسْتان (registān)public square in Bukhara, Uzbekistan

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

TigranesastringeNestrigaganister
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APA

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Chicago

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