"Gandhara" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Sanskrit गन्धार (gandhāra). Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|sa|गन्धार|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Sanskrit गन्धार (gandhāra), {{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 (ka₄-in-da-ir) (Achaemenid Elamite), 𒃷𒁕𒊏 (kán-da-ra) (Achaemenid Elamite), 𒃷𒁕𒌇 (kán-da-ráš) (Achaemenid Elamite), ဂန္ဓာရ (gandhara.) (Burmese), गांधार (gāndhār) (Hindi), गान्धार (gāndhār) [masculine] (Hindi), 𒂵𒀭𒁕𒊑 (ga-an-da-ri) (Late Babylonian), 𒃶𒁕𒅈 (gan-da-ar) (Late Babylonian), 𒃶𒁕𒊏 (gan-da-ra) (Late Babylonian), 𒃶𒁕𒊑 (gan-da-ri) (Late Babylonian), 𒅗𒀭𒁕𒊏 (ka-an-da-ra) (Late Babylonian), गान्धार (gāndhār) (Nepali), 𐎥𐎭𐎠𐎼 (Gaⁿdāra) (Old Persian), Гандхара (Gandxara) (Russian), गान्धार (gāndhāra) [masculine] (Sanskrit), గాంధారము (gāndhāramu) (Telugu)

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