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Parthians

Parthians is the plural of Parthian.

Meaning of Parthian

Noun

Parthian (plural Parthians)

  1. A native or inhabitant of Parthia.
    • The Parthians, in whose hands the empire of the east now is, having divided the world, as it were, with the Romans, were originally exiles from Scythia. This is apparent from their very name; for in the Scythian language exiles are called Parthi.1853 [c. 2nd c. AD], Justin, “History of the World, Extracted from Trogus Pompeius”, in J[ohn].S[elby]. Watson, transl., Justin, Cornelius Nepos, and Eutropius, tr. with notes by J.S. Watson, London...
    Synonyms:
    Parth
  2. An extinct Western Iranian language that was spoken in Parthia.

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Questions about Parthians

What is Parthians the plural of?
Parthians is the plural of Parthian.

Words near Parthians in the dictionary

  1. Parthia
  2. Parthian
  3. Parthian Empire
  4. Parthian shot
  5. Parthian shots
  6. Parthians
  7. Parthiv
  8. parthograph
  9. parthood
  10. Parths
  11. Parthyaea

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