atropatene

/AH0 T R AA1 P AH0 T IY1 N/
noun
  1. 1

    (historical) An ancient kingdom established by the satrap Atropates in the 4th century BC in northern Media (roughly corresponding to the modern-day region of Azerbaijan in northwestern Iran); later a satrapy of the Parthian and Sasanian empires.

  2. 2

    Synonym of Atropatian

adjective
  1. 1

    Synonym of Atropatian