Atropatena
/ˌætɹəpəˈtiːnə/
Atropatena is the alternative form of Atropatene.
Meaning of Atropatene
Proper noun
Atropatene
- An ancient kingdom established by the satrap Atropates in the 4th century BC in northern Media (roughly corresponding to the modern-day region of Azerbaijan in northwestern Iran); later a satrapy of the Parthian and Sasanian empires.
- Synonyms:
- Atropatia, Atropatian Media, Atropatene Media, Media Atropatena, Media Atropatene, Ātṛpātakāna, Ādurbādagān
Synonyms of Atropatena
- Atropatia
- Atropatian Media
- Media Atropatena, Media Atropatene
- Ātṛpātakāna
- Ādurbādagān
Origin of Atropatena
Borrowed from Latin Atropatēna, from Ancient Greek Ἀτροπατηνή (Atropatēnḗ), feminine of Ἀτροπατηνός (Atropatēnós), from Ἀτροπάτης (Atropátēs, “Atropates”) + -ηνός (-ēnós).
Words formed from Atropatena
- Atropatenian
- Atropatenid
Words that rhyme with Atropatena
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- nina
- semolina
- subpoena
- cantina
- falanghina
- galena
- latina
- piscina
- Thumbelina
- Tryphena
- Afro-Latina
- Antiochena
- Apamena
- Argentina
- Ballymena
- barracudina
- Brangelina
- Damascena
- Dina
- doubting Thomasina
- gmina
- Halyna
- Jelena
- Laodicena
- Malaspina
- marina
- Media Atropatena
- okina
- Palmyrena
- Rina
- Sheena
- spirulina
- Thomasina
- Tumblrina
- verbena
- Vojvodina
- Xena
Questions about Atropatena
- What is Atropatena the alternative form of?
- Atropatena is the alternative form of Atropatene.
- How do you pronounce Atropatena?
- Atropatena is pronounced /ˌætɹəpəˈtiːnə/.
Words near Atropatena in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Atropatena (page history and authors); Atropatene (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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