Media
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Etymology edit
From Latin Mēdia, from Ancient Greek Μηδία (Mēdía), from Μῆδος (Mêdos), from *Mada (vocalization uncertain), the Old Median language self-designator signifying speakers of the Median language. Compare Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎭 (Māda). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (“middle”) i.e. central kingdom, cognate with Sanskrit मध्य (mádhya).
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Media
- (historical) A region in northwestern Iran, originally inhabited by the Medes
- (historical) The territories corresponding to the empire ruled by dynasts from Media.
- A place in the United States:
- A township and village therein, in Henderson County, Illinois.
- A ghost town in Douglas County, Kansas.
- A borough, the county seat of Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
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historical region in northwestern Iran
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territories corresponding to the empire ruled by dynasts from Media
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Further reading edit
- “Media”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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Noun edit
Media f (genitive Media, plural Medien or Mediä or Mediae)
Declension edit
Declension of Media [feminine]
Further reading edit
- “Media, Sprache, Laut, Gefäßwand” in Duden online
- “Media, Vermittler, Träger” in Duden online
- “Media” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Polish edit
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Media f
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Declension of Media
Further reading edit
- Media in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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Media f