Oxus
name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 The Amu Darya river.
"By a happy coincidence, at around this time, reports began to reach him from Central Asia that rich deposits of gold were to be found there on the banks of the River Oxus […]"
Example
More examples"By a happy coincidence, at around this time, reports began to reach him from Central Asia that rich deposits of gold were to be found there on the banks of the River Oxus […]"
Etymology
From Latin Ōxus, from Ancient Greek Ὦξος (Ôxos). Doublet of Vakhsh.
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