Escitia

See also: Escítia

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Scitia, from Ancient Greek Σκυθία (Skuthía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /esˈθitja/ [esˈθi.t̪ja] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /eˈsitja/ [eˈsi.t̪ja] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -itja
  • Syllabification: Es‧ci‧tia

Proper noun

Escitia f

  1. (historical) 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)
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