Sauromatian

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σαυρομάτης (Sauromátēs) +‎ -ian.

Adjective

Sauromatian (comparative more Sauromatian, superlative most Sauromatian)

1. Sarmatian.
2. (in particular) Of the earliest stage of Sarmatian culture.

   Synonym: Sauromatic

   • 2020, Jianhua Yang, Huiqiu Shao, Ling Pan, The Metal Road of the Eastern Eurasian Steppe, Springer Singapore, →ISBN, page 287:

     Thus, the Sauromatian culture is considered the early phase of the Sarmatian culture.

Noun

Sauromatian (plural Sauromatians)

1. A Sarmatian.
2. (in particular) A member of the earliest stage of Sarmatian culture.
   • 1993, “Sauromatians”, in Encyclopedia of Ukraine, volume 4, →ISBN:

     The Sauromatians allied themselves with newly arrived eastern tribes in the 3rd century BC, and from then on they were known as Sarmatians.