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Scythia

American  
[sith-ee-uh] / ˈsɪθ i ə /

noun

  1. the ancient name of a region in SE Europe and Asia, between the Black and Aral seas.


Scythia British  
/ ˈsɪðɪə /

noun

  1. an ancient region of SE Europe and Asia, north of the Black Sea: now part of Ukraine

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Scythia is the oldest sister at 34, funny but more reserved than 30-year-old Yvette.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2022

Scythia laughed, and added, “We don’t get paid to be her daughter.”

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2022

Because of her age, the warrior weaponry, and her propensity for horseback riding, it is suggested that the woman was Philip’s seventh wife, the daughter of King Atheas of Scythia.

From Forbes • May 12, 2015

Scythia at the time described many regions in Europe and Asia, but Lee points to Indo-Scythia, a region of India that Alexander the Great would invade in the 5th Century.

From Scientific American • Sep. 7, 2013

In the latter part of the fourth century they moved west into Scythia and Germany, driving the Goths before them.

From The Roman Empire in the Light of Prophecy The Rise, Progress, and End of the Fourth World-empire by Vine, W. E.

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