Oxus
Americannoun
noun
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By 1511, however, Ismail’s troops had driven the Uzbek people across the Oxus River, establishing the eastern borders of modern Iran.
From Textbooks • Dec. 14, 2022
All that had happened was that its course, like the shape-shifting Oxus, had changed.
From New York Times • May 11, 2020
"This will be one of the most remarkable win-win situations of recent times," said Bhalla, chairman of Oxus Investments, a New Delhi hedge fund.
From Reuters • Oct. 3, 2012
“I’ve lost a lot of hair over the last 20 years trying to work out why governments continue to throw money at these companies,” says Oxus Fund Management’s Bhalla.
From BusinessWeek • Sep. 5, 2011
In Arrian Zariaspa is the largest city of Bactria, while Ptolemy places Zariaspa to the north of Bactra, on the bank of the Oxus.
From The History of Antiquity Vol. V. by Duncker, Max
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