Amu Darya. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

Amu Darya

SYLLABICATION:	A·mu Dar·ya
PRONUNCIATION:	äm däry, -m dr-yä
VARIANTS:	Formerly Ox·us (kss)
	A river of central Asia flowing about 2,574 km (1,600 mi) generally northwest from the Pamir Mountains to the southern Aral Sea. In ancient times it figured significantly in the history of Persia and in the campaigns of Alexander the Great.


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