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Tokharistan

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From Classical Persian تُخَارِسْتَان (tuxāristān), from تُخَار (tuxār, “Tokhar”) + ـِسْتَان (-istān), literally “land of the Tokhars”.

proper noun Tukharistan · Tucharistan · Tokharestan · Tocharistan · Tocharestan

  1. A historical region of Central Asia, corresponding largely to ancient Bactria.

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العربيةطُخَارِسْتَان ṭuḵāristān

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"Tokharistan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tokharistan. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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Tokharistan. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tokharistan

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"Tokharistan." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tokharistan.

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@misc{tokharistan_2026,
  title = {Tokharistan},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tokharistan},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}