See also: media, média, medía, mediá, and Mèdia

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Etymology

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Borrowed 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

  1. (historical) A geographic region and ancient satrapy of the Persian Empire in northwestern Iran, originally inhabited by the Medes.
  2. (historical) A possible ancient kingdom ruled by the Medes from approximately 700 to 550 BCE, whose extent and sometimes even existence is debated.
  3. A place in the United States:
    1. A township and village therein, in Henderson County, Illinois.
    2. A ghost town in Douglas County, Kansas.
    3. A borough, the county seat of Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

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Further reading

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  • Media”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin media.

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  • IPA(key): [ˈmeːdi̯a]
  • Hyphenation: Me‧dia
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Media f (genitive Media, plural Medien or Mediä or Mediae)

  1. (linguistics) media

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Polish

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Media f

  1. (historical) Media (a geographic region and ancient satrapy of the Persian Empire in northwestern Iran, originally inhabited by the Medes)
  2. (historical) Media (a possible ancient kingdom ruled by the Medes from approximately 700 to 550 BCE, whose extent and sometimes even existence is debated)

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Further reading

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  • Media in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmedja/ [ˈme.ð̞ja]
  • Rhymes: -edja
  • Syllabification: Me‧dia

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Media f

  1. (historical) Media (a geographic region and ancient satrapy of the Persian Empire in northwestern Iran, originally inhabited by the Medes)
  2. (historical) Media (a possible ancient kingdom ruled by the Medes from approximately 700 to 550 BCE, whose extent and sometimes even existence is debated)
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