Sogdiana

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  1. 1
    An ancient Iranian-speaking civilization of what is today eastern Uzbekistan and western Tajikistan.

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sogdiatransoxiana

Etymology

From Latin Sogdiāna, from Ancient Greek Σογδιανή (Sogdianḗ). Compare the Old Persian name of the region 𐎿𐎢𐎦𐎢𐎭 (s-u-gu-u-d /⁠Suguda⁠/). More at Sogdia. By surface analysis, Sogdia + -ana.

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