Tashkand

English

Etymology

Transliteration of Persian تاشکند (tâškand).

Proper noun

Tashkand

1. Alternative form of Tashkent
   • 1878, Routes in Asia:

     From Orenburg to Tashkand merchandise is carried on camels, and the cost is computed at from R. 2-68 kopecks to R. 3-42 kopecks.

   • 1884, Sir Charles Metcalfe MacGregor, The Defence of India, page 114:

     Bokharan trade takes two directions, one to the west, the other to Tashkand.

   • 2005, Central Asia‎^[1], page 21:

     The Muslim intellectuals called first regional conference in Tashkand in April 1917 to understand the issue confronting the land.

   • 2013, John P. Brown, The Darvishes, page 149:

     He, the same day, returned directly to Tashkand.

Derived terms

• Tashkandi