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Samarkand   /sˈæmɑrkˌænd/   Listen
Samarkand

noun
1.
City in southern Uzbekistan; Tamerlane's opulent capital in the 14th century.  Synonym: Samarcand.





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"Samarkand" Quotes from Famous Books



... thing it was. He talked of his World Congress meeting year by year, until it ceased to be a speculation and became a mere intelligent anticipation; he talked of the "manifest necessity" of a Supreme Court for the world. He beheld that vision at the Hague, but Mr. Carmine preferred Delhi or Samarkand or Alexandria or Nankin. "Let us get away from the delusion of Europe ...
— Mr. Britling Sees It Through • H. G. Wells


Words linked to "Samarkand" :   Republic of Uzbekistan, city, Samarcand, metropolis, Uzbekistan, urban center, Uzbek


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