Sarmatia

English Alternative forms en Sauromatia Etymology en ira From en la Sarmatia, from en grc Σαρματία, probably ultimately from en iir-pro *sárati, from en ine-pro *sél-e-ti, from ine-pro *sel- to run, flow, thus meaning "hunters". More at Sarmatians. Pronunciation en /sɑː(ɹ)ˈmeɪʃə/ /sɑː(ɹ)ˈmeɪʃi.ə/ Proper noun en Q2528503 en historical en An ancient <<geographical region>> of <<r/Eastern Europe>> with imprecisely defined boundaries, inhabited by the nomadic Sarmatians and generally understood to have encompassed present-day <<c:also/Ukraine>>, <<c/Russia>>, <<c/Belarus>>, parts of <<c/Lithuania>>, and portions of <<c/Poland>> extending westward to the Vistula River. en 1854 Adolph Ludvig Kœppen The World in the Middle Ages: An Historical Geography 24 https://books.google.com.au/books?id=UocOAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA24&dq=%22Sarmatia%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjIt8mqxNLPAhVDET4KHYhQC3MQ6AEItAEwGA#v=onepage&q=%22Sarmatia%22&f=false The southeastern part of Sarmatia between the Thanais (now Don) and Caucasus, was then called Asiatic Sarmatia, and was, before the arrival of the Huns, occupied by the Alani, renowned for their excellent cavalry. en 1966 Karol Buczek The History of Polish Cartography: From the 15th to the 18th Century 34 https://books.google.com.au/books?id=hveBAAAAMAAJ&q=%22Sarmatia%22&dq=%22Sarmatia%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjIt8mqxNLPAhVDET4KHYhQC3MQ6AEI6wEwIg Whatever was its later fate, the map of South Sarmatia was a great step forward in the mapping of South East Europe, and in particular of the systems of the rivers Dniepr, Boh, Dniestr, and of the lower Danube. en 2010 Jerzy Axer; Katarzyna Tomaszuk Central-Eastern Europe Craig W. Kallendorf A Companion to the Classical Tradition https://books.google.com.au/books?id=dMXo6BD7rgYC&pg=PA139&dq=%22Asian+Sarmatia%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj3-aOwx9LPAhVCcD4KHXoJCfkQ6AEIZTAM#v=onepage&q=%22Asian%20Sarmatia%22&f=false 139 Presenting the emerging concept of the Polish Commonwealth, Kraków humanists translated the Ptolemic formula differentiating between European and Asian Sarmatia into contemporary political geography, identifying Poland, Ruthenia, Lithuania and Moscow right up to the Don as Sarmatia Europaea. Derived terms en Sarmatism Asian Sarmatia Asiatic Sarmatia European Sarmatia Sarmatia Asiatica Sarmatia Europaea Sarmatia Europæa Sarmatia Europea Sarmatian Sarmatic Translations ancient region in modern Ukraine, southern Russia and parts farther west Albanian: sq Sarmati f indefinite, sq Sarmatia f definite Aromanian: rup Sãrmãtii f, rup Sãrmãtie f indefinite, rup Sãrmãtia f definite Danish: da Sarmatien Finnish: fi Sarmatia French: fr Sarmatie f Greek: el Σαρματία f Ancient Greek: grc Σαρματία f Italian: it Sarmazia f Marathi: mr सार्मेशिया, mr सार्माटिया Polish: pl Sarmacja f Portuguese: pt Sarmácia f Sicilian: scn Sarmazzia f See also en Scythia