Satrapy

//ˈseɪtɹəpi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The territory governed by a satrap; a province of any of several ancient empires of West Asia (specifically, of the Median or Achaemenid empires or certain of their successors, including the Sasanian Empire and Hellenistic empires). historical

    "Several, which occur as one Satrapy in the system given by Herodotus, are given in the lists as distinct provinces."

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"Several, which occur as one Satrapy in the system given by Herodotus, are given in the lists as distinct provinces."

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σατραπεία (satrapeía).

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