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a) A person of Bactria.b) An extinct Eastern Iranian language which was spoken in the Central Asian region of Bactria, also called Tocharistan, in northern Afghanistan.See Also: Bactrian camel
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Bactrian — Bac tri*an, a. Of or pertaining to Bactria in Asia. n. A native of Bactria. [1913 Webster] {Bactrian camel}, the two humped camel. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bactrian — inhabitant of Bactria, late 14c.; as a type of camel, c.1600, from L. Bactria, ancient region in what is now northwestern Afghanistan, lit. the western province, from Persian bakhtar the west … Etymology dictionary
bactrian — adj. of or relating to Bactria in central Asia. Phrases and idioms: Bactrian camel a camel, Camelus bactrianus, native to central Asia, with two humps. Etymology: L Bactrianus f. Gk Baktrianos … Useful english dictionary
Bactrian deer — Male (Stag) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia … Wikipedia
Bactrian camel — Bactrian Bac tri*an, a. Of or pertaining to Bactria in Asia. n. A native of Bactria. [1913 Webster] {Bactrian camel}, the two humped camel. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bactrian camel — ► NOUN ▪ the two humped camel, native to central Asia. ORIGIN named after Bactria, an ancient empire in central Asia … English terms dictionary
Bactrian camel — n. a camel (Camelus bactrianus) with two humps, native to central Asia: it is shorter, heavier, and hairier than the Arabian camel … English World dictionary
Bactrian language — Infobox Language name=Bactrian region=Bactria iso3=xbc familycolor=Indo European fam1=Indo European fam2=Indo Iranian fam3=Iranian fam4=Eastern fam5=Northeastern script=Greek alphabet, Manichean abjad extinct=ca. 9th c. ADThe Bactrian language is … Wikipedia
Bactrian Camel — Taxobox name = Bactrian Camel status = CR status system = iucn3.1 trend = down image caption = Bactrian Camel image width = 250px regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Artiodactyla familia = Camelidae genus = Camelus… … Wikipedia
Bactrian Gold — The Bactrian Treasure (also known as the Bactrian Gold or Bactrian Hoard) is a treasure cache that lay dormant under the Hill of Gold (or Golden Hill ), or Tillia tepe, for 2,000 years until Soviet archeologists exposed it shortly before the 1979 … Wikipedia
