Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oxus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.93 in modern English

Syllables: oxus
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Amu Darya (a major river in Central Asia)

Example Sentences

"By a happy coincidence, at around this time, reports began to reach him from Central Asia that rich deposits of gold were to be found there on the banks of the River Oxus […]"

Etymology

From Latin Ōxus, from Ancient Greek Ὦξος (Ôxos). Doublet of Vakhsh.

Phrases

Oxus Civilization

Questions

What does oxus mean?: Amu Darya (a major river in Central Asia)
Where does oxus come from?: From Latin Ōxus, from Ancient Greek Ὦξος (Ôxos). Doublet of Vakhsh.

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