Transoxiana

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proper noun

An ancient portion of Central Asia, the region between the Amu Darya (Classical Oxus) and Syr Darya rivers, corresponding approximately with modern-day Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and southwest Kazakhstan.

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TransoxaniaSogdiana
OriginLatin Transoxiana ← Arabic مَا وَراءَ النَّهْر →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalAn ancient portion of Central Asia, the region between the Amu Darya (Classical Oxus) and Syr Darya rivers, corresponding approximately with modern-day Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and southwest Kazakhstan.

    The success of this trade depended upon the security of four areas- the oases south of the T'ien Shan mountains in the area known as Uyghuristan, the towns of Transoxiana, the cities of Persia, and the commercial centers of Turkey.

    1990, James D. Tracy, editor, The Rise of Merchant Empires, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 358

    Synonyms: Transoxania, Sogdiana

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounAn ancient portion of Central Asia, the region between the Amu Darya (Classical Oxus) and Syr Darya rivers, corresponding approximately with modern-day Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and southwest Kazakhstan.

Similar
TransoxaniaSogdiana

Origin

  1. Arabicمَا وَراءَ النَّهْر
  2. LatinTransoxiana
  3. EnglishTransoxiana

From Latin Transoxiana, from trans (“beyond”) + Oxus (“Amu Darya”), literally “lands beyond Oxus”, ultimately after Arabic مَا وَراءَ النَّهْر (mā warāʔa n-nahr, literally “what is beyond the river”).

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Translations

Arabic مَا وَرَاءَ النَهْر
  • مَا وَرَاءَ النَهْر (mā warāʔa n-nahr)ancient portion of Central Asia
Chinese Mandarin 中亞河中地區 /中亚河中地区, 河中
  • 中亞河中地區 /中亚河中地区 (Zhōngyà Hézhōng Dìqū)ancient portion of Central Asia
  • 河中 (Hézhōng)ancient portion of Central Asia
Finnish Sogdiana
  • Sogdianaancient portion of Central Asia
French Transoxiane
  • Transoxianeancient portion of Central Asia
German Transoxanien
  • Transoxanienancient portion of Central Asia
Korean 트란스옥시아나
  • 트란스옥시아나 (Teuranseuoksiana)ancient portion of Central Asia
Persian ماوَراءُالنَهر, فَرارود
  • ماوَراءُالنَهر (mâ-varâ'-on-nahr)ancient portion of Central Asia
  • فَرارود (farârud)ancient portion of Central Asia
Portuguese Transoxiana
  • Transoxianaancient portion of Central Asia
Turkish Maveraünnehir
  • Maveraünnehirancient portion of Central Asia
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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