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
The Dorah, however, is not the only pass which leads into the Chitral valley from the Oxus.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 5 "Hinduism" to "Home, Earls of" by Various
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