Sogdian
[ sog-dee-uhn ]
/ ˈsɒg di ən /
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noun
a native or inhabitant of Sogdiana.
the extinct Iranian language of Sogdiana.
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How to use Sogdian in a sentence
His mother was a Turkish shamaness, his father, a foreigner probably of Sogdian origin.
A history of China., [3d ed. rev. and enl.]|Wolfram Eberhard
British Dictionary definitions for Sogdian
Sogdian
/ (ˈsɒɡdɪən) /
noun
a member of the people who lived in Sogdiana
the language of this people, now almost extinct, belonging to the East Iranian branch of the Indo-European family
adjective
of or relating to Sogdiana, its people, or their language
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