Mede

[ meed ]
/ mid /

noun

a native or inhabitant of Media.

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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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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 of Mede

Median, noun, adjective
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