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bactrian

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bactrian \Bac"tri*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Bactria in Asia. -- n. A native of Bactria. Bactrian camel , the two-humped camel.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"inhabitant of Bactria," late 14c.; as a type of camel, c.1600, from Latin Bactria , ancient region in what is now northwestern Afghanistan, literally "the western province," from Persian bakhtar "the west."

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. A person of Bactria. n. An extinct Eastern Iranian language which was spoken in the Central Asian region of Bactria, also called Tocharistan, in northern Afghanistan.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Bactrian may refer to Bactria the Bactrian language the Bactrian camel