Associations to the word «Samarcand»

Wiktionary

SAMARCAND, proper noun. Alternative form of Samarkand

Dictionary definition

SAMARCAND, noun. City in southern Uzbekistan; Tamerlane's opulent capital in the 14th century.

Wise words

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