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Silk Road
[ silk rohd ]
noun
- an ancient, 4,000-mile network of trade routes linking China with the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian subcontinent during the time of the Roman Empire, and later revived during the Middle Ages: named for the lucrative trade in silk from China to the West.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of Silk Road1
First recorded in 1895–1900
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Example Sentences
That was added to 29,655 bitcoins the FBI seized when it shut down Silk Road.
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Silk Road users would otherwise face being busted as a result of being robbed.
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In the meantime, a revived Silk Road, or at least a good facsimile, materialized.
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Silk Road, lovingly nicknamed the Ebay of the online drug world was reportedly founded by Ulbricht in February 2011.
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From MDMA to LSD, computer equipment to jewelry, Silk Road dangled a menu listing all the greatest things Bitcoin can buy.
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