SAKA

Meaning of SAKA in English

ˈsäkə noun

( plural saka )

Usage: usually capitalized

: any of various nomadic peoples formerly inhabiting the steppelands north of the Iranian plateau

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SAKA — Саки
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SAKA LANGUAGE — also called Khotanese Middle Iranian language spoken in Sinkiang, in northwestern China, by the Saka tribes. Two dialectal varieties are …
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SAKA SATRAP — also called Kshatrapa either of two dynasties of satraps in northwestern India who ruled with considerable independence on behalf of …
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SAKA, HIROSHIMA — Сака
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CLIMB — katkat;misaka;saka
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ASCEND — saka
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RANSACK — I. ˈran|sak, ˈraan- transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English ransaken, from Old Norse rannsaka, from rann house + …
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SAKIAN — ˈsäkēən noun ( -s ) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Saka + -ian : the Iranian language of the Saka people
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KUSHAN — ˈküˌshän noun ( plural kushan or kushans ) Usage: usually capitalized : a Saka people invading India from central Asia, …
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RANSACK — — ransacker , n. /ran"sak/ , v.t. 1. to search thoroughly or vigorously through (a house, receptacle, etc.): They ransacked …
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RANSACK — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English ransaken, from Old Norse rannsaka, from rann house + -saka (akin to Old English sēcan …
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SHEIKH — [ ʃeɪk , ʃi:k ] (also shaykh or sheik ) ■ noun 1》 an Arab leader, especially the chief or …
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RANSACK — [ran.sack] vt [ME ransaken, fr. ON rannsaka, fr. rann house + -saka (akin to OE secan to seek)--more at seek] …
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SATRAP — provincial governor in the Achaemenian Empire. The division of the empire into provinces (satrapies) was completed by Darius I (reigned …
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MAHARAJA — also spelled Maharajah, Sanskrit Maharaja (from mahat, great, and rajan, king), an administrative rank in India; generally speaking, a Hindu …
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SOGDIANA — ancient country of Central Asia centring on the fertile valley of the Zeravshan River, in modern Uzbekistan. Excavations have shown …
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SAKCAGZ — also spelled Sakagze, Saka Gz, or Sakje-gz, village in the Southeastern Taurus Mountains some 25 miles (40 km) northwest of …
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PHRAATES IV — died 2 BC king of Parthia (reigned c. 37-2 BC) who murdered his father, Orodes II, and his brothers to …
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MITHRADATES II — died , 88 BC king of Parthia (reigned 12388 BC); he was the son and successor of Artabanus II. Mithradates …
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KANISKA — flourished 1st century AD also spelled Kanishka, Chinese Chia-ni-se-chia greatest king of the Kushan dynasty that ruled over the northern …
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IRANIAN LANGUAGES — subgroup of the Indo-Iranian branch of the Indo-European language family. The subgroup's languages are spoken in Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, and …
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CENTRAL ASIAN ARTS: PERFORMING ARTS
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CENTRAL ASIAN ARTS — the literary, performing, and visual arts of a large portion of Asia embracing the Turkic republics (Uzbekistan, Kazakstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan), …
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CANDRA GUPTA II — also called Vikramaditya (reigned c. 380c. 415), powerful emperor of northern India, son of Samudra Gupta and grandson of Candra …
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BUDDHISM
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AVANTI — kingdom of ancient India, in the territory of present Madhya Pradesh state. The area was for a time part of …
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AFRICAN ARTSLITERATURE AND THEATRE
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AFRICAN ARTS — the visual, performing, and literary arts of native Africa, particularly of sub-Saharan, or black, Africa. The arts include the media …
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KOBE — n. City (pop., 2000 prelim.: 1,493,595), west-central Honshu , Japan. It is situated on 014C; saka Bay and occupies a …
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IHARA SAIKAKU — or Ibara Saikaku known as Saikaku orig. Hirayama Togo born 1642, 014C; saka, Japan died Sept. 9, 1693, 014C; saka …
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CHIKAMATSU MONZAEMON — n. orig. Sugimori Nobumori born 1653, Echizen, Japan died Jan. 6, 1725, 014C; saka Japanese playwright. Born into a samurai …
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