sarmatian

noun

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

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Sarmatia, an ancient region of E Europe

adjective

2. of or relating to Sarmatia or its inhabitants

noun

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

Latin Sarmatia, from Greek Sarmates, name of an ancient tribe which wandered the plains of eastern Europe west of the Volga; later poetically identified with Poland. Related: Sarmatian.