Mede

[ meed ]

/ mid /

noun

a native or inhabitant of Media.

Origin of Mede

1350–1400; Middle English Medis (plural), Old English Mēdas < Latin Mēdī < Greek Mêdoi (plural), Mêdos (singular) < Old Persian Māda

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Examples from the Web for mede

To Darius the Mede they assign one year, or at most but two, Dan.
The Chronology of Ancient Kingdoms Amended|Isaac Newton
And then Cyrus called to his side Araspas the Mede, who had been his comrade in boyhood.
Cyropaedia|Xenophon
"You've been ridiculous, all right," said the Mede with conviction.
Under the Law|Edwina Stanton Babcock
But now the old Persian hardihood may perish for all they care, if only they preserve the softness of the Mede.
Cyropaedia|Xenophon

This liberal sentiment somewhat revived us; and we were invited the day after to supper by Mede Colee, the captain of that ship.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. VIII.|Robert Kerr

British Dictionary definitions for mede

Mede

/ (miːd) /

noun

a member of an Indo-European people of West Iranian speech who established an empire in SW Asia in the 7th and 6th centuries bc

Derived Forms

Median, noun, adjective

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