Samanid
[ suh-mah-nid, sam-uh-nid ]
/ səˈmɑ nɪd, ˈsæm ə nɪd /
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noun
a member of the rulers of Persia in the 9th and 10th centuries.
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How to use Samanid in a sentence
In the latter part of the 9th century the family of the Samanid, sprung from Samarkand, reigned in splendour at Bokhara.