Parthenian
Parthenian adjective: of or relating to Parthenius, a mountain in Arcadia.
Adjective
Parthenian (comparative more Parthenian, superlative most Parthenian)
- Of or relating to Parthenius, a mountain in Arcadia.
Noun
Parthenian (plural Parthenians)
- A member of a lower-ranking Spartiate population which, according to tradition, left Laconia to go to Magna Graecia and founded Taras, modern Taranto, in the current region of Apulia in southern Italy.
Forms of Parthenian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Parthenian |
| superlative | most Parthenian |
| Noun | |
| plural | Parthenians |
Words that rhyme with Parthenian
- Fenian
- Cyrenian
- Tyrrhenian
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- ruthenian
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- Adiabenian
- Austenian
- Beethovenian
- Commagenian
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Questions about Parthenian
- What does Parthenian mean?
- Parthenian means of or relating to Parthenius, a mountain in Arcadia.
- What part of speech is Parthenian?
- Parthenian can be an adjective or a noun.
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