a town in Tajikistan on the Syr Darya River: one of the oldest towns in central Asia; textile industries. Pop: 146 000 (2005 est)
Tajik name: Khujand /xuˈʃænd/
Former name (1936–91): Leninabad
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
'Khojent' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):