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paropamisus

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
paropamis-us
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An ancient region and satrapy in modern Afghanistan and Pakistan, ruled by the Greeks around the time of Alexander the Great and later ceded to Chandragupta Maurya.

name

A mountain range in Afghanistan.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Paropamīsus, from Ancient Greek Παροπάμισος (Paropámisos).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Παροπάμισος

Inflected Forms

Paropanisus (alternative) Paropamisadae (alternative)

Synonyms

Paropamisadae Paropanisadae

Questions

What does paropamisus mean?
An ancient region and satrapy in modern Afghanistan and Pakistan, ruled by the Greeks around the time of Alexander the Great and later ceded to Chandragupta Maurya.
Where does paropamisus come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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