Paropamisus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. 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.
  2. A mountain range in Afghanistan.

Word forms

Paropamisus Paropanisus Paropamisadae

Etymology

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

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