Definition of Silk road

1. Noun. An ancient trade route between China and the Mediterranean (4,000 miles); followed by Marco Polo in the 13th century to reach Cathay.

Generic synonyms: Trade Route
Terms within: Gansu, Gansu Province, Kansu

Definition of Silk road

1. Proper noun. An extensive interconnected network of trade routes across Asia, North and Northeast Africa, and Europe, historically used by silk traders. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Silk Road

Silesian
Silesian German
Silesians
Silicon Alley
Silicon Beach
Silicon Fen
Silicon Forest
Silicon Glen
Silicon Hills
Silicon Prairie
Silicon Sentier
Silicon Valley
Silicon Wadi
Silistra
Silk Road
Sillaginidae
Sillago
Sills
Silly Billies
Silly Billy
Silphium
Silphium laciniatum
Silteplase
Silurian
Silurian period
Siluridae
Siluriformes
Silurus glanis
Silvanus

Literary usage of Silk road

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Central Asia and the World: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan by Michael Mandelbaum (1994)
"China sees a new silk road of modern railways and highways as a transmission belt ... By helping create even modest versions of a modern silk road—linking, ..."

2. China and Hong Kong by Brigitte Lee (2003)
"Walled City, Outside the Walls, Tomb of Qin Shihuang, Terracotta Warriors, Xianyang, Famen Temple, silk road Shaanxi in central China is one of the more ..."

3. After Empire: The Emerging Geopolitics of Central Asia edited by Jed C. Snyder (1997)
"China sees a new silk road of modern railways and highways as a transmission belt ... By helping create even modest versions of a modern silk road—linking, ..."

4. Challenges in U.S.-Asian Policy: Hearing Before the Committee on by Nancy Lubin (1999)
"Obviously, economic development, the silk road, the European project called TRACECA, the corridor that will involve railroads, highways, airports, ..."

5. Survivor from an Unknown War: The Life of Isakjan Narzikul by Stephen Lee Crane (1999)
"These other trading societies returned with wine, spices, cotton, silk, grain, rice and fruit seeds The West learned of printing through the silk road, ..."

6. Toronto by Jennifer McMorran, Alain Rondeau (2002)
"The chefs specials include pasta with anchovies, capers, smoked tomatoes and mini-croutons, and seared peppercorn-crusted tuna. silk road Cafe m 341 ..."

7. The Catskills Alive! by Francine Silverman (2003)
"silk road (see below) is on the first floor. silk road TRAVELER First floor, 5424 Main Street, Windham o 518-734-9716 ..."

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