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Noun: Samarcand
  1. City in southern Uzbekistan; Tamerlane's opulent capital in the 14th century
    - Samarkand

Type of: city, metropolis, urban center [US], urban centre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: Republic of Uzbekistan, Uzbek, Uzbekistan

Encyclopedia: Samarcand