Parthian

Other forms: Parthians; Parthianly

Definitions of Parthian
  1. adjective
    pertaining to Parthia or its people or language or culture
    “Parthian archeology”
  2. noun
    a native or inhabitant of Parthia
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    type of:
    Asian, Asiatic
    a native or inhabitant of Asia
  3. noun
    the Iranian language spoken in the Parthian kingdom (250 BC to AD 226)
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    type of:
    Pahlavi, Pehlevi
    the Iranian language of the Zoroastrian literature of the 3rd to 10th centuries
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