Taxila

Meaning

Proper Noun

• An ancient city in what is now northern Pakistan, situated at the junction of three major ancient trade routes and possibly dating from before the 8th century BCE.
• A modern town and archaeological site at that location.
• A tehsil (sub-division), headquartered in the town, of the Rawalpindi District of Punjab, Pakistan.

Origin

• Ultimately from Sanskrit तक्षशिला through Ancient Greek Τάξιλα.