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SATRAP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does satrap mean?
• SATRAP (noun)
The noun SATRAP has 1 sense:
1. a governor of a province in ancient Persia
Familiarity information: SATRAP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A governor of a province in ancient Persia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("satrap" is a kind of...):
governor (the head of a state government)
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