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Bactria
(Bac|tria)
Pronunciation:
/ˈbaktrɪə/
an ancient country in central Asia, corresponding to the northern part of modern Afghanistan. It was the seat of a powerful Indo-Greek kingdom in the 3rd and 2nd centuries
bc
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Derivatives
Bactrian
adjective
&
noun
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