Atropatene Media

/ˌætɹəpəˈtiːn ˈmiːdiə/

proper noun

Synonym of Atropatian Media

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Atropatian Media
OriginAncient Greek Ἀτροπάτιος Μηδία →
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proper noun
  1. Synonym of Atropatian Media

    Atropatene Media would seem to have been taken by surprise, […]

    1968, Byzantium in the Seventh Century, page 207
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    Media was divided into two parts, one of which was called the Greater Media, and the other Atropatene Media; the summer palace of the latter was at Gazaka (Tabriz), situated in a plain, and the winter palace in Vera, a strong fortress.

    1922, Proceedings and Transactions of the All-India Oriental Conference, page 90

    […] than its small neighbors, Osroena, Corduena, Adiabena, and Atropatene Media.

    1975, A Brief Survey of the History of Ancient Armenia, page 12

    Synonyms: Atropatian Media

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounSynonym of Atropatian Media

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Atropatian Media
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atropateneatropatian media

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἈτροπάτιος Μηδία
  2. EnglishAtropatene Media

Calque of Ancient Greek Ἀτροπάτιος Μηδία (Atropátios Mēdía).

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