name
Meaning 1
Synonym of Paropamisus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Paropamisus
Antonyms: none provided
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Paropamisadae
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noun
Meaning 2
The people of Paropamisus in ancient Pakistan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
Topics: demographics, demography, historical-demography
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History
Etymology
From Latin Paropamisadae, from Ancient Greek Παροπαμισάδαι (Paropamisádai), from Old Persian *Para-uparisaina (“beyond higher than the eagle”).