Ărĭāna, ae, f.,
I a general name of the eastern provinces of the great Persian kingdom , now Afghanistan , Mel. 1, 2, 4; Plin. 6, 23, 25.
II —Hence, Ărĭānus , a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Ariana : regio, Plin. 6, 23, 25, § 93.— Ărĭāni , ōrum, m., the inhabitants of Ariana , Plin. 6, 25, 29, § 116.