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- proper noun Plural form of
Bactrian .
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Examples
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If Bessus killed Darius and took the throne, that would drag out the fight, especially as the satrap was a skilled warrior and general who had the loyalty of the Bactrians and other eastern provinces.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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The Persians under the Babylonian satrap Mazaeus had broken through the line with Bactrians and Indians behind them.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Beyond them lay the Bactrians, Scythians, and Indians—all among the best warriors in the world, who would also be fighting for their own lands.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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Beyond them lay the Bactrians, Scythians, and Indians—all among the best warriors in the world, who would also be fighting for their own lands.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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If Bessus killed Darius and took the throne, that would drag out the fight, especially as the satrap was a skilled warrior and general who had the loyalty of the Bactrians and other eastern provinces.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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The Persians under the Babylonian satrap Mazaeus had broken through the line with Bactrians and Indians behind them.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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"Our two-humped camels, Bactrians, were much more pleasant to ride than the one-hump Dromedary variety I once rode in Egypt," Mr. Sesser notes.
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I quickly realized that our two-humped camels, Bactrians, were much more pleasant to ride than the one-hump Dromedary variety I once rode in Egypt.
Dunes Struck 2011
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If Bessus killed Darius and took the throne, that would drag out the fight, especially as the satrap was a skilled warrior and general who had the loyalty of the Bactrians and other eastern provinces.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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The Persians under the Babylonian satrap Mazaeus had broken through the line with Bactrians and Indians behind them.
Alexander the Great Philip Freeman 2011
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