Paropamisus

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

Parŏpamīsus (Parăp-) or Parŏ-panīsus (Parăp-), i, m., = Παροπάμισος (Παραπ-).

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).

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