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Bactrian

/ ˈbæktrɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Bactria,
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Bactria
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Example Sentences

Behind him marched the limp Bactrian camel, already packed and ready.

He traded our pack mule for a Bactrian camel to help us cross the desert ahead.

I hugged my Bactrian camel’s limp neck and frantically searched for Mara’s jade sash.

I must have given him a devil’s glare because he raised his hands in surrender and went back to rousing the fainted Bactrian camel.

It’s a young Uzbek messenger, riding a Bactrian camel, wearing an old wide-brimmed hat.

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