Scythian

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: Scyth=i=an

CIDE DICTIONARY

Scythian, 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.

Scythian, n. 

•  A native or inhabitant of Scythia; specifically (Ethnol.), one of a Slavonic race which in early times occupied Eastern Europe.  [1913 Webster]
•  The language of the Scythians.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Scythian, adj. & n.
--adj. of or relating to ancient Scythia, a region north of the Black Sea.
--n.
1 an inhabitant of Scythia.
2 the language of this region.

Etymology

L Scythia f. Gk Skuthia Scythia