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Arsacid
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Ar·sa·cid  (ärs-sd, är-s-)
adj.
Of or relating to the Parthian dynasty that ruled Persia and parts of Asia Minor from c. 250 b.c. until its overthrow in a.d. 224.
n.
A member or subject of this dynasty.
[After Arsaces (fl. 250 b.c.), founder of the dynasty.]
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