'Scythian' definitions:
Definition of 'Scythian'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of or relating to the ancient Scythians or their culture or language
noun
A member of the ancient nomadic people inhabiting Scythia
noun
The Iranian language spoken by the ancient Scythians
Definition of 'Scythian'
From: GCIDE
- Scythian \Scyth"i*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Scythia (a name given to the northern part of Asia, and Europe adjoining to Asia), or its language or inhabitants. [1913 Webster]
- Scythian lamb. (Bot.) See Barometz. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Scythian'
From: GCIDE
- Scythian \Scyth"i*an\, n.
- 1. A native or inhabitant of Scythia; specifically (Ethnol.), one of a Slavonic race which in early times occupied Eastern Europe. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The language of the Scythians. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Scythian'
From: GCIDE
- Turanian \Tu*ra"ni*an\, pr. a. [From Tur, the name, in Persian legendary history, of one of the three brothers from whom sprang the races of mankind.] Of, pertaining to, or designating, an extensive family of languages of simple structure and low grade (called also Altaic, Ural-Altaic, and Scythian), spoken in the northern parts of Europe and Asia and in Central Asia; of pertaining to, or designating, the people who speak these languages. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'scythian'
From: Easton
- Scythian The Scythians consisted of "all the pastoral tribes who dwelt to the north of the Black Sea and the Caspian, and were scattered far away toward the east. Of this vast country but little was anciently known. Its modern representative is Russia, which, to a great extent, includes the same territories." They were the descendants of Japheth (Gen. 9:27). It appears that in apostolic times there were some of this people that embraced Christianity (Col. 3:11).