Parthian

(noun.) the Iranian language spoken in the Parthian kingdom (250 BC to AD 226).

(noun.) a native or inhabitant of Parthia.

(adj.) pertaining to Parthia or its people or language or culture; 'Parthian archeology' .

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• His feint of thrusting, followed instantly by a happily delivered blow which unhelmeted the Parthian, was received with hearty applause. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• The Parthian prisoner fought bravely and well; and well he might, for he was fighting for both life and liberty. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
• The Parthian and German militias, too, were always respectable, and upon several occasions, gained very considerable advantages over the Roman armies. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• And he went away with a Parthian grin and glance which he thought must finish Mrs. Osborne completely. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• We stood as marks, while Parthian Pestilence aimed and shot, insatiated by conquest, unobstructed by the heaps of slain. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• The Parthians of the first century B.C. probably mingled Scythian and Mongolian elements. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• But Crassus was less quick than Darius to realize the need of withdrawal, and the Parthians were better bowmen than the Scythians Darius met. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• From the east the Scythians and the Parthians and Bactrians also drove southward. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.

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