Maracanda

[ mar-uh-kan-duh ]

/ ˌmær əˈkæn də /

noun

ancient name of Samarkand.

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He then led his army to Maracanda,503 which is the capital of the land of the Sogdianians.
The Anabasis of Alexander|Arrian of Nicomedia

British Dictionary definitions for maracanda

Maracanda

/ (ˌmærəˈkændə) /

noun

the ancient name for Samarkand

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