"Scythia" meaning in Latin

See Scythia in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈsky.tʰi.a] [Classical-Latin], [ˈʃiː.ti.a] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
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  1. Scythia (a geographic region encompassing the Pontic-Caspian steppe in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, inhabited by nomadic Scythians from at least the 11th century BCE to the 2nd century CE) Tags: declension-1, feminine, singular Related terms: Scytha

Inflected forms

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