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| To·char·i·an [ tō kérree ən ] (plural To·char·i·ans) or To·khar·i·an [ tō kérree ən ] (plural To·khar·i·ans) |
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1. member of early Chinese people: a member of a Central Asian people who lived in the Tarim Basin in western China before being defeated by the Uigurs during the 9th century ad. They are believed to have spread into China from Eastern Europe.
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2. Tocharian language: the extinct language of the Tocharian people. It forms a separate branch of the Indo-European family and shows close resemblances to some western branches of the family.
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| [Early 20th century. < Latin Tochari< Greek Tokharoi "the Tocharians"] |
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 To·char·i·an adjective |
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