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Arachosia

Arachosia proper noun: an ancient Achaemenid and Seleucid satrapy in the eastern part of their respective empires, around modern-day southern Afghanistan.

Proper noun

Arachosia

  1. An ancient Achaemenid and Seleucid satrapy in the eastern part of their respective empires, around modern-day southern Afghanistan.

Origin of Arachosia

From Latin Arachōsia, from Ancient Greek Ἀραχωσία (Arakhōsía), a borrowing from the Iranian language of that region; ultimately from Proto-Iranian *hárahwatiH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *SáraswatiH. Compare the Old Persian name of the place: 𐏃𐎼𐎢𐎺𐎫𐎡𐏁 (h-r-u-v-t-i-š /⁠harauvatiš⁠/, literally “rich in waters/lakes”).

Questions about Arachosia

What does Arachosia mean?
Arachosia means an ancient Achaemenid and Seleucid satrapy in the eastern part of their respective empires, around modern-day southern Afghanistan.
What part of speech is Arachosia?
Arachosia is a proper noun.

Words near Arachosia in the dictionary

  1. arachnophobic
  2. arachnophobics
  3. arachnopial
  4. arachnotoxin
  5. arachnotoxins
  6. Arachosia
  7. Araci
  8. aracial
  9. araciality
  10. aracing
  11. arack

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