PARTHIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Parthia mean? 

• PARTHIA (noun)
  The noun PARTHIA has 1 sense:

1. an ancient kingdom in Asia to the southeast of the Caspian Sea; it dominated southwestern Asia from about 250 BC to AD 226

  Familiarity information: PARTHIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PARTHIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An ancient kingdom in Asia to the southeast of the Caspian Sea; it dominated southwestern Asia from about 250 BC to AD 226

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)

Derivation:

Parthian (pertaining to Parthia or its people or language or culture)