Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun samarkand

1 sense of samarkand

Sense 1
Samarkand, Samarcand -- (city in southern Uzbekistan; Tamerlane's opulent capital in the 14th century)
       INSTANCE OF=> city, metropolis, urban center -- (a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts; "Ancient Troy was a great city")