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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek Σαυρομᾰτῐκός (Sauromatikós, Sarmatian), from Σαυρομάτης (Sauromátēs, a Sarmatian), as used by Herodotus.

Adjective

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Sauromatic (comparative more Sauromatic, superlative most Sauromatic)

  1. Sarmatian.
  2. (in particular) Of the earliest stage of Sarmatian culture.
    Synonym: Sauromatian
    • 1970, Karl Jettmar, “Cross-dating in Central Asia. The chronology of the Karasuk and the Scythian periods”, in Central Asiatic Journal, volume 14, →DOI, page 257:
      So from this time we reckon the first “Sauromatic” stage of the proper Sarmatian culture, in contrast to the former Srubnaja and Andronovo cultures spread over the same areas.