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PARTHIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An ancient kingdom in Asia to the southeast of the Caspian Sea; it dominated southwestern Asia from about 250 BC to AD 226
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Meronyms (members of "Parthia"):
Parthian (a native or inhabitant of Parthia)
Holonyms ("Parthia" is a part of...):
Asia (the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations)
Derivation:
Parthian (pertaining to Parthia or its people or language or culture)
