Bactrian noun & adjective. ['baktrɪǝn] LME.
[Greek Baktrianos, Latin Bactrianus, from Bactria: see below, -IAN.]
A. noun.
1. Hist. A native or inhabitant of Bactria, an ancient country of central Asia lying between the Hindu Kush and the Oxus. LME.

2. = Bactrian camel s.v. CAMEL 1. E17.
b. adjective. Of or belonging to Bactria. E17.
Bactrian camel: see CAMEL 1.

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