Samarkand

or Sam·ar·cand, Sam·ar·qand

[ sam-er-kand; Russian suh-muhr-kahnt ]

noun

1. a city in SE Uzbekistan: taken by Alexander the Great 329 b.c.; Tamerlane's capital in the 14th century.

Samarkand

/ ˈsæməˌkænd; səmarˈkant /

noun

1. a city in E Uzbekistan: under Tamerlane it became the chief economic and cultural centre of central Asia, on trade routes from China and India (the "silk road"). Pop: 289 000 (2005 est) Ancient nameMaracanda

Example Sentences

In the latter part of the 9th century the family of the Samanid, sprung from Samarkand, reigned in splendour at Bokhara.

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For more than half an hour I spoke with animation of the salient incidents of my adventurous journey to Samarkand.

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But his first remark was, "You must have gone through nice adventures on your way to Bokhara and Samarkand!"

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Of all central Asiatic towns, Samarkand is the most surrounded by old-world romances and traditions of bygone splendour.

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"Samarland" is more likely to be "Samarkand" but the author's original text is preserved.

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