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satrapies

satrapies is the plural of satrapy.

Meaning of satrapy

Noun

satrapy (plural satrapys or satrapies)

  1. (historical) The territory governed by a satrap; a province of any of several ancient empires of West Asia (specifically, of the Median or Achaemenid empires or certain of their successors, including the Sasanian Empire and Hellenistic empires).
    • Several, which occur as one Satrapy in the system given by Herodotus, are given in the lists as distinct provinces.1864, Edward Bouverie Pusey, Daniel the Prophet: Nine Lectures Delivered in the Divinity School of the University of Oxford, John Henry and James Parker, page 413

Questions about satrapies

What is satrapies the plural of?
Satrapies is the plural of satrapy.

Words near satrapies in the dictionary

  1. satrapesses
  2. satrapial
  3. satrapian
  4. satrapic
  5. satrapical
  6. satrapies
  7. satraplatin
  8. satraps
  9. satrapy
  10. satrapys
  11. satratoxin

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