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Scythia

[ sith-ee-uh ]

noun

  1. the ancient name of a region in SE Europe and Asia, between the Black and Aral seas.


Scythia

/ 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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Example Sentences

We have spoken of the oath upon the sword—the oath of ancient Scythia, the oath of the Antigone of Euripedes.

He alludes to swallows following Cyrus from Persia to Scythia, from which the "wise men" foretold his death.

The mother hesitated an instant, then she put the paper on the girl's lap and pointed to the list of passengers on the Scythia.

There were inclosed twenty-two kings, with their people, that dwelt between the mountains of Scythia.

The same epithet is applied to the Geloni; also a population of the Scythia of Herodotus.

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