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Sarmatian(encyclopedia)

Sarmatian (iou)



Sarmatian adjective & noun. E17.
[Latin Sarmatia the land of the Sarmatae (Greek Sarmatai, Sauromatai: cf. SAUROMATIAN): see -AN.]
A. adjective. Of or pertaining to the region north of the Black Sea anciently known as Sarmatia, now included in Poland and southern Russia. E17.
b. noun. Hist.
A member of a nomadic people formerly inhabiting Sarmatia. E17.
The language of the Sarmatians. E20.