SCYTHIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Scythian mean? 

• SCYTHIAN (noun)
  The noun SCYTHIAN has 2 senses:

1. a member of the ancient nomadic people inhabiting Scythia

2. the Iranian language spoken by the ancient Scythians

  Familiarity information: SCYTHIAN used as a noun is rare.

• SCYTHIAN (adjective)
  The adjective SCYTHIAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to the ancient Scythians or their culture or language

  Familiarity information: SCYTHIAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SCYTHIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A member of the ancient nomadic people inhabiting Scythia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Scythian" is a kind of...):

nomad (a member of a people who have no permanent home but move about according to the seasons)

Derivation:

Scythian (of or relating to the ancient Scythians or their culture or language)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The Iranian language spoken by the ancient Scythians

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("Scythian" is a kind of...):

Iranian; Iranian language (the modern Persian language spoken in Iran)

Derivation:

Scythian (of or relating to the ancient Scythians or their culture or language)

• SCYTHIAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the ancient Scythians or their culture or language

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

Scythian (the Iranian language spoken by the ancient Scythians)

Scythian (a member of the ancient nomadic people inhabiting Scythia)

Derivation:

Scythia (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)

Scythian (the Iranian language spoken by the ancient Scythians)

Scythian (a member of the ancient nomadic people inhabiting Scythia)