Explore Arachosia through 2 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Arachosia in a sentence
Arachosia meaning
An ancient Achaemenid and Seleucid satrapy in the eastern part of their respective empires, around modern-day southern Afghanistan.
Using Arachosia
- The main meaning on this page is: An ancient Achaemenid and Seleucid satrapy in the eastern part of their respective empires, around modern-day southern Afghanistan.
Context around Arachosia
- Average sentence length in these examples: 35 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Arachosia
- In this selection, "arachosia" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 35 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, satrapy stand out and add context to how "arachosia" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include further the arachosia satrapy and and pakistan and arachosia from the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "arachosia" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with arachosia
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
British Museum The Indo-Scythians were descended from the Sakas (Scythians) who migrated from southern Siberia to Pakistan and Arachosia from the middle of the 2nd century BCE to the 1st century BCE. (33 words)
Ancient references further The Arachosia Satrapy and the Pactyan people during the Achaemenid Empire in 500 B.C. A variety of ancient groups with eponyms similar to Pakhtun have been hypothesized as possible ancestors of modern Pashtuns. (37 words)
Ancient references further The Arachosia Satrapy and the Pactyan people during the Achaemenid Empire in 500 B.C. A variety of ancient groups with eponyms similar to Pakhtun have been hypothesized as possible ancestors of modern Pashtuns. (37 words)
British Museum The Indo-Scythians were descended from the Sakas (Scythians) who migrated from southern Siberia to Pakistan and Arachosia from the middle of the 2nd century BCE to the 1st century BCE. (33 words)
Example sentences (2)
Ancient references further The Arachosia Satrapy and the Pactyan people during the Achaemenid Empire in 500 B.C. A variety of ancient groups with eponyms similar to Pakhtun have been hypothesized as possible ancestors of modern Pashtuns.
British Museum The Indo-Scythians were descended from the Sakas (Scythians) who migrated from southern Siberia to Pakistan and Arachosia from the middle of the 2nd century BCE to the 1st century BCE.