PARTHIAN

PRONUNCIATION: (PAHR-thee-uhn)

MEANING: adjective:
1. Relating to Parthia.
2. Delivered while retreating or departing, especially as a final remark.

ETYMOLOGY: After the Parthians, people of Parthia, an ancient region corresponding roughly to modern northeastern Iran. Earliest documented use: c. 1400.
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PARTHINAN - Greek temple dedicated to the goddess Athena

MARTHIAN - of the fourth planet from Old Sol

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