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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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Then Bass saw her grandson Michael, 13, whisper something to his mom, Scythia.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 21, 2022

Scythia, Omar and Yvette Lechuga are the biological children of Jesus Lechuga, Bass’ former husband, born after Bass and Lechuga divorced in the 1980s.

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

Aldea elopes with the King of Scythia V. Formosanta visits China and Scythia in search of Amazan VI.

From Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume by

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