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Definitions

Proper Noun

1. 1
   The wife of Alexander the Great.
2. 2
   A female given name from Persian.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Ῥωξᾱ́νη (Rhōxā́nē) of Old Persian or Bactrian origin. Akin to Persian روشن (rowšan).

Related phrases

alexander great

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