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Explore Scythia through 7 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.

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Scythia in a sentence

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Scythia | Scythian | Scythians | Scythianus

Scythia meaning

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.

Synonyms of Scythia

geographical area geographic area geographical region geographic region

Related words

Other words often associated with Scythia or its synonyms:

region

Using Scythia

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.
  • Useful related words include: geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region.
  • In the example corpus, scythia often appears in combinations such as: in scythia, scythia where, scythia mostly.

Context around Scythia

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 20.9 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

off 1×

Often after:

mostly 2×

Sentence patterns with Scythia

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

dominated by scythia mostly eastern 1× nation in scythia 1× part of scythia 1× sail off scythia where amber 1× scythia mostly eastern 1× sent to scythia where a 1× togarmah in scythia and turcomania 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

after doing so 1× for example the 1× herodotus provides a 1× messengers were sent 1× scythia mostly eastern 1× the island of 1×

Common sentence endings:

amber is collected 1× and central asia 1× iranian in orange 1× nation in scythia 1× part of scythia 1× shown in orange 1×

Words around Scythia

Just before it in the word index:

scythes 6 scythed 2 scythe 33 scytale 10 scyphozoans 2 scyphozoan 3

Just after it in the word index:

scythian 43 scythians 37 scythianus 3 scything 8 scytho 4 scythopolis 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

abdali 10 abdelfattah 10 abdulazeez 10 abella 10 abels 10 abfa 10

Corpus analysis for Scythia

  • In this selection, "scythia" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 20.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, off and mostly stand out and add context to how "scythia" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include dominated by scythia mostly eastern and nation in scythia. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "scythia" sits close to words such as abdali, abdelfattah and abdulazeez, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with scythia

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Scythia (mostly Eastern Iranian ) is shown in orange. (8 words)

The island of Baunonia ( Bornholm ), he says lies a days' sail off Scythia, where amber is collected. (17 words)

Messengers were sent to " Scythia ", where "a number" of warriors were selected, and, with sixteen ships, the messengers returned. (19 words)

Longer example sentences

After doing so, he takes back his horses, but before leaving, he hands over his belt and bow, and gives instructions as to which of their children should found a new nation in Scythia. (34 words)

For example, The French Benedictine monk and scholar Calmet (1672–1757) places Togarmah in Scythia and Turcomania (in the Eurasian Steppes and Central Asia ). (24 words)

Herodotus provides a depiction that can be related to the results of archaeological research, but apparently knew little of the eastern part of Scythia. (24 words)

Example sentences (7)

After doing so, he takes back his horses, but before leaving, he hands over his belt and bow, and gives instructions as to which of their children should found a new nation in Scythia.

For example, The French Benedictine monk and scholar Calmet (1672–1757) places Togarmah in Scythia and Turcomania (in the Eurasian Steppes and Central Asia ).

Herodotus provides a depiction that can be related to the results of archaeological research, but apparently knew little of the eastern part of Scythia.

Messengers were sent to " Scythia ", where "a number" of warriors were selected, and, with sixteen ships, the messengers returned.

Scythia (mostly Eastern Iranian ) is shown in orange.

The island of Baunonia ( Bornholm ), he says lies a days' sail off Scythia, where amber is collected.

The Parthian Empire (mostly Western Iranian ) is shown in red, other areas, dominated by Scythia (mostly Eastern Iranian ), in orange.

Common combinations with scythia

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "scythia" in a sentence?
An example: "After doing so, he takes back his horses, but before leaving, he hands over his belt and bow, and gives instructions as to which of their children should found a new nation in Scythia." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "scythia" from authentic English texts.
What does "scythia" mean?
Scythia means: 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.
What are synonyms of "scythia"?
Common synonyms of "scythia" include: geographical area, geographic area, geographical region, geographic region.
How many example sentences with "scythia" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "scythia", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.