Ariana — meaning in English
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English meaning
- Afghanistan name A landlocked country in Central and South Asia, with Kabul as its capital.
- Ariana name A feminine given name of Latin origin, related to Ariadne, meaning "most holy".
Senses
Ariana is used for these senses in English:
- Afghanistan A landlocked country between Central Asia and South Asia. Official name: Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan. Capital and largest city: Kabul. [from 1768]
- Ariana (historical) a general geographical term used by some Greek and Roman authors of ancient period for a district of wide extent between Central Asia and the Indus River, comprehending the eastern provinces of the Achaemenid Empire that covered entire modern-day Afghanistan, east and southeast of Iran, Tajikistan and northwestern Pakistan