PARTHIA
Dictionary entry overview: What does Parthia mean? • PARTHIA (noun)
The noun PARTHIA has 1 sense:
1. an ancient country in Asia on the Caspian Sea; dominated southwestern Asia from about 100 BC to 200 AD
Familiarity information: PARTHIA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PARTHIA (noun)
Meaning:
An ancient country in Asia on the Caspian Sea; dominated southwestern Asia from about 100 BC to 200 AD
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Instance hypernyms:
geographic area; geographic region; geographical area; geographical region (a demarcated area of the Earth)
Meronyms (members of "Parthia"):
Parthian (a native or inhabitant of Parthia)
Holonyms ("Parthia" is a part of...):
Asia (the largest continent with 60% of the earth's population; it is joined to Europe on the west to form Eurasia; it is the site of some of the world's earliest civilizations)
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