Mede
[ meed ]
/ mid /
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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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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, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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