# Silk Road

> English word · Proper noun

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

## Etymology
Calque of German Seidenstraße.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/silk-road