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Scythians

Scythians is the plural of Scythian.

Meaning of Scythian

Noun

Scythian (plural Scythians)

  1. An inhabitant of Scythia.
    • How far he surpassed them all may be felt if we remember that no Scythian, although the Scythians are reckoned by their myriads, has ever succeeded in dominating a foreign nation […]1685, John Norris, (translator), The Institution and Life of Cyrus the Great [Cyropaedia] by Xenophon Book I
    Synonyms:
    Scyth

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Phrases with Scythians

Questions about Scythians

What is Scythians the plural of?
Scythians is the plural of Scythian.

Words near Scythians in the dictionary

  1. Scythian
  2. Scythian lamb
  3. Scythian lambs
  4. Scythianization
  5. Scythianize
  6. Scythians
  7. Scythic
  8. Scythica
  9. scything
  10. scything down
  11. scythings

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