Definition of Bactrian in English:
Bactrian
adjective ˈbaktrɪənˈbæktriən
Relating to or characteristic of the ancient central Asian country of Bactria or its inhabitants.
the puzzling script of very early Bactrian civilisation
Example sentencesExamples
- The objects date mostly from the great Bronze Age of the Bactrian civilisation.
- I was waiting for him to promise to create a national health care system for the Bactrian children.
- Six boxes of Bactrian gold were found intact.
- The Bactrian king assessed the odds and made his decision.
- Pieces resembling the Bactrian gold have come on the market.
noun ˈbaktrɪənˈbæktriən
1A native or inhabitant of the ancient central Asian country of Bactria.
Zoroaster was king of the Bactrians
Example sentencesExamples
- He fought first the Theban Greeks, then the Persians, then the Bactrians.
- Anciently, the Assyrians and Bactrians fought against each other.
- The king of the Bactrians was vanquished.
2
the smaller Bactrians could carry heavier loads
short for Bactrian camel
Example sentencesExamples
- The first camels in the Northwest were Bactrians.
- Bactrians have two humps.
- The smaller Bactrians could carry heavier loads and made better pack animals.
- The wild Bactrian is greyer, slimmer and has smaller sized humps.
- The Bactrian has generally a more massive body than the Dromedary.
Definition of Bactrian in US English:
Bactrian
adjectiveˈbaktrēənˈbæktriən
Relating to or characteristic of the ancient central Asian country of Bactria or its inhabitants.
the puzzling script of very early Bactrian civilization
Example sentencesExamples
- Pieces resembling the Bactrian gold have come on the market.
- I was waiting for him to promise to create a national health care system for the Bactrian children.
- Six boxes of Bactrian gold were found intact.
- The objects date mostly from the great Bronze Age of the Bactrian civilisation.
- The Bactrian king assessed the odds and made his decision.
nounˈbaktrēənˈbæktriən
1A native or inhabitant of the ancient central Asian country of Bactria.
Zoroaster was king of the Bactrians
Example sentencesExamples
- Anciently, the Assyrians and Bactrians fought against each other.
- He fought first the Theban Greeks, then the Persians, then the Bactrians.
- The king of the Bactrians was vanquished.
2
the smaller Bactrians could carry heavier loads
short for Bactrian camel
Example sentencesExamples
- The wild Bactrian is greyer, slimmer and has smaller sized humps.
- Bactrians have two humps.
- The Bactrian has generally a more massive body than the Dromedary.
- The smaller Bactrians could carry heavier loads and made better pack animals.
- The first camels in the Northwest were Bactrians.