Sarmatia

American  

[sahr-mey-shee-uh, -shuh] / sɑrˈmeɪ ʃi ə, -ʃə /

noun

1. the ancient name of a region in E Europe, between the Vistula and the Volga.

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Sarmatia British  

/ sɑːˈmeɪʃɪə /

noun

1. the ancient name of a region between the Volga and Vistula Rivers now covering parts of Poland, Belarus, and SW Russia

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Other Word Forms

• Sarmatian adjective

Example Sentences

Pleskow, situated near the head of the lake Czudskoc, soon became a celebrated emporium, and before the end of this century was frequented by merchants from Persia, Tartary, Sarmatia, Livonia, Germany, Britain, and other countries.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels - Volume 18 Historical Sketch of the Progress of Discovery, Navigation, and Commerce, from the Earliest Records to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century, By William Stevenson by Stevenson, William

This passage, cited literally from an old history of Sarmatia, I thought fit to set down, on purpose to perplex little smattering remarkers, and put them upon the hunt for an application.

From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 09 Contributions to The Tatler, The Examiner, The Spectator, and The Intelligencer by Swift, Jonathan

The two Polonaises recapture the heroic and sorrowing spirit of Sarmatia.

From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James

The rich wear a garment, not, indeed, displayed and flowing, like the Parthians or the people of Sarmatia, but drawn so tight that the form of the limbs is palpably expressed.

From Hero Tales and Legends of the Rhine by Spence, Lewis

An implicit confidence in enemies like these was one of the amiable "crimes" for which "Sarmatia fell unwept."

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 by Rudd, John