English

Approximate extent of Scythia in the first century BCE

Proper noun

Scythia

1. (historical) a region of Central Eurasia in the classical era, encompassing parts of Pontic steppe, Central Asia, Eastern Europe, inhabited by nomadic Scythians from at least the 11th century BCE to the 2nd century CE

Usage notes

Precise boundaries vary with author.

Related terms

• Scythian

Translations

Latin

Alternative forms

• Scitia

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σκυθία ‎(Skuthía).

Proper noun

Scythia f ‎(genitive Scythiae); first declension

1. Scythia

Inflection

First declension, with locative.

Portuguese

Proper noun

Scythia f

1. Obsolete spelling of Cítia (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).