"Gandhara" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit गन्धार (gandhāra). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|sa|गन्धार}} Borrowed from Sanskrit गन्धार (gandhāra) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gandhara
  1. (historical) An ancient kingdom that occupied parts of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan. Tags: historical Derived forms: Gandharan Translations (ancient kingdom that occupied parts of present-day Afghanistan and Pakistan): 𒋡𒅔𒁕𒅕 (alt: ka₄-in-da-ir /⁠Kandair⁠/) (Achaemenid Elamite), 𒃷𒁕𒊏 (alt: kán-da-ra /⁠Kandara⁠/) (Achaemenid Elamite), 𒃷𒁕𒌇 (alt: kán-da-ráš /⁠Kandaraš⁠/) (Achaemenid Elamite), ဂန္ဓာရ (gandhara.) (Burmese), 犍陀羅 (Chinese Mandarin), 犍陀罗 (Jiāntuóluó) (Chinese Mandarin), गांधार (gāndhār) (Hindi), गान्धार (gāndhār) [masculine] (Hindi), 𒂵𒀭𒁕𒊑 (alt: ga-an-da-ri /⁠Gandari⁠/) (Late Babylonian), 𒃶𒁕𒅈 (alt: gan-da-ar /⁠Gandar⁠/) (Late Babylonian), 𒃶𒁕𒊏 (alt: gan-da-ra /⁠Gandara⁠/) (Late Babylonian), 𒃶𒁕𒊑 (alt: gan-da-ri /⁠Gandari⁠/) (Late Babylonian), 𒅗𒀭𒁕𒊏 (alt: ka-an-da-ra /⁠Kandara⁠/) (Late Babylonian), गान्धार (gāndhār) (Nepali), 𐎥𐎭𐎠𐎼 (Gaⁿdāra) (Old Persian), Гандхара (Gandxara) (Russian), गान्धार (gāndhāra) [masculine] (Sanskrit), గాంధారము (gāndhāramu) (Telugu)
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