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Paropamisus

Paropamisus proper noun: an ancient region and satrapy in modern Afghanistan and Pakistan, ruled by the Greeks around the time of Alexander the Great and later ceded to Chandragupta Maurya.

Proper noun

Paropamisus

  1. (historical) An ancient region and satrapy in modern Afghanistan and Pakistan, ruled by the Greeks around the time of Alexander the Great and later ceded to Chandragupta Maurya.
  2. A mountain range in Afghanistan.

Synonyms of Paropamisus

Forms of Paropamisus

alternative formParopanisus
alternative formParopamisadae

Origin of Paropamisus

Borrowed from Latin Paropamīsus, from Ancient Greek Παροπάμισος (Paropámisos).

Questions about Paropamisus

What does Paropamisus mean?
Paropamisus means an ancient region and satrapy in modern Afghanistan and Pakistan, ruled by the Greeks around the time of Alexander the Great and later ceded to Chandragupta Maurya.
What part of speech is Paropamisus?
Paropamisus is a proper noun.

Words near Paropamisus in the dictionary

  1. Paroo
  2. paroon shark
  3. paroon sharks
  4. paroophoron
  5. Paropamisadae
  6. Paropamisus
  7. parophthalmoncus
  8. paroptic
  9. paroquet
  10. paroquet auk
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