caravan city

English

Etymology

Coined by Michael Rostovtzeff (1870-1952).

Noun

caravan city (plural caravan cities)

1. (historical) A city, such as some of those in the ancient Near East, which is located on and deriving its prosperity from its location on a major trans-desert trade route.

Translations

city

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: please add this translation if you can

• Finnish: karavaanikaupunki
• Russian: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• caravan city on Wikipedia.Wikipedia