Silk Road

Sometimes Silk Route

[silk rohd]

noun

1. an ancient, 4,000-mile network of trade routes linking China with the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian subcontinent during the time of the Roman Empire, and later revived during the Middle Ages: named for the lucrative trade in silk from China to the West.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Silk Road¹

First recorded in 1895–1900

Related Words

• sea lane