SCYTHIA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An ancient area of Eurasia extending from the Black Sea to the Aral Sea that was populated by Scythians from the eighth to the fourth century BC

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Instance hypernyms:

geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)

Holonyms ("Scythia" is a part of...):

Eurasia (the land mass formed by the continents of Europe and Asia)

Derivation:

Scythian (of or relating to the ancient Scythians or their culture or language)

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