parasang

[par-uh-sang]

noun

an ancient Persian unit of distance, equal to about 3.5 miles (5.6 km).

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Examples from the Web for parasang

Historical Examples of parasang

They replied that he was not there, but about a parasang off.
The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis
Xenophon
But Rennell thinks the parasang not more than 2.78 English miles.
The First Four Books of Xenophon's Anabasis
Xenophon
One parasang to Gran David, formerly the large city of Gibeon.
Early Travels in Palestine
Arculf et al.
Nineveh is on the Tigris, distant one parasang from the town of Arbil.
Early Travels in Palestine
Arculf et al.
The Persian parasang some say contains 60, others 30 or 40, stadia.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3)
Strabo

British Dictionary definitions for parasang

parasang

noun

a Persian unit of distance equal to about 5.5 km or 3.4 miles

Word Origin for parasang

C16: via Latin and Greek from a Persian word related to modern Persian farsang

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