Parapamisadae

Parapamisadae
Parŏpamīsus ( Parăp- ) or Parŏ-panīsus ( Parăp- ), i, m., = Paropamisos (Parap-).
I.
A high mountain beyond the Caspian Sea, now Hindu-Kuh or HinduKusch, Mel. 1, 15, 2; 3, 7, 6; Plin. 6, 20, 23, § 71; Curt. 7, 4, 15.—Hence,
B.
Parŏ-pamīsădae ( Parăp- ), ārum, m., the inhabitants of that mountain, Curt. 7, 3, 4; 9, 8, 6.—The same: Parŏpamīsii ( Parăp- ), Mel. 1, 2, 5.—
II.
A river in Northern Asia, prob. the modern Obi, Plin. 4, 13, 27, § 94 (Sillig, Parapanisus).

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. . 2011.

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