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Scythia

scyt·hia

UK/ˈsɪði.ə/ US/ˈsɪθi.ə/ uncommon

noun

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an ancient area of Eurasia extending from the Black Sea to the Aral Sea that was populated by Scythians from the eighth to the fourth century BC

Origin

Borrowed from Latin Scythia, from Ancient Greek Σκυθία (Skuthía).

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