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- proper noun The
Amu Darya river.
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Examples
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The line I should recommend would be the one we pursued as far as Koollum, when the force should so shape its route as to avoid the great sandy desert, which extends for three hundred and fifty miles from Koollum to Bokh [= a] r [= a], by keeping to the north, and "striking" the Oxus, which is navigable for boats of heavy burthen for many hundred miles above the capital.
A Peep into Toorkisthhan Rollo Gillespie Burslem
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Two mighty rivers traverse these lands, the Amu-Daria -- once known as the Oxus -- and the
Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality Charles Morris 1877
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Iran or the Persian Empire, called Oxus by the Greeks and Romans, and the Jihun or Amu by the Arabs and Persians.
Matthew Arnold's Sohrab and Rustum and Other Poems Matthew Arnold 1855
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Pliny makes it rise in a lake called Oxus, and the truth of his statement is now confirmed.] [Sidenote: Sellizure, or Shayzure.]
The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation — Volume 03 Richard Hakluyt 1584
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Robert Amsterdam, the lawyer representing Oxus Gold, says the charges are fabricated.
Uzbekistan Jails Former Gold Mine Employee on Spying Charges 2011
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A court in Uzbekistan has sentenced a former employee of British mining company Oxus Gold to 12 years in prison on charges of industrial espionage.
Uzbekistan Jails Former Gold Mine Employee on Spying Charges 2011
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North of the Oxus river, a tangle of trading routes the "Silk Road", stretching from Han China through Xinjiang and central Asia, had grown up over the course of the last two centuries BC.
The hill of gold 2011
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"Oxus is subject to expropriation in Uzbekistan; it has been a long history, a sort of death by a thousand cuts," Mr. Amsterdam said.
Oxus Gold Manager Given Jail Term in Uzbekistan William Mauldin 2011
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Calls to Oxus for comment were referred to Robert Amsterdam , an attorney for the company who assisted Mr. Ashurov's local counsel in his defense.
Oxus Gold Manager Given Jail Term in Uzbekistan William Mauldin 2011
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An attorney for Oxus who assisted Mr. Ashurov's local counsel in his defense on Thursday described the trial as a "secret military tribunal" with "all witnesses under confidentiality agreements."
Uzbekistan Sentences Manager William Mauldin 2011
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