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Scythia

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Scythia, from Ancient Greek Σκυθία (Skuthía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪði.ə/, /ˈsɪθi.ə/
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Proper noun

Scythia

  1. (historical) A geographic region encompassing the Pontic-Caspian steppe in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, inhabited by nomadic Scythians from at least the 11th century BCE to the 2nd century CE.

Usage notes

Precise boundaries vary by author.

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Latin

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σκυθία (Skuthía).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Scythia f sg (genitive Scythiae); first declension

  1. Scythia (a geographic region encompassing the Pontic-Caspian steppe in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, inhabited by nomadic Scythians from at least the 11th century BCE to the 2nd century CE)

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Descendants

  • English: Scythia
  • French: Scythie
  • Portuguese: Cítia
  • Spanish: Escitia
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Portuguese

Proper noun

Scythia f

  1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of Cítia.

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