parasang

[ par-uh-sang ]

/ ˈpær əˌsæŋ /

noun

an ancient Persian unit of distance, equal to about 3.5 miles (5.6 km).

Words nearby parasang

pararosanilin, pararrhythmia, Pará rubber, parasail, parasailing, parasang, parascending, parascenium, parascience, paraselene, parasensory

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Example sentences from the Web for parasang

Parasang was doubtless himself a striking person when he was young.
The Wolf's Long Howl|Stanley Waterloo
One parasang to Gran David, formerly the large city of Gibeon.
Early Travels in Palestine|Arculf et al.
The Persian parasang some say contains 60, others 30 or 40, stadia.
The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3)|Strabo
Parasang had drifted here, and was a reasonably well-to-do man.
The Wolf's Long Howl|Stanley Waterloo

And the love of Mr. and Mrs. Parasang has always reminded me of the mummy wheat.
The Wolf's Long Howl|Stanley Waterloo

British Dictionary definitions for parasang

parasang

/ (ˈpærəˌsæŋ) /

noun

a Persian unit of distance equal to about 5.5 km or 3.4 miles

Word Origin for parasang

C16: via Latin and Greek from a Persian word related to modern Persian farsang

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单词	parasang
释义	parasang [ par-uh-sang ] / ˈpær əˌsæŋ / noun an ancient Persian unit of distance, equal to about 3.5 miles (5.6 km). Words nearby parasang pararosanilin, pararrhythmia, Pará rubber, parasail, parasailing, parasang, parascending, parascenium, parascience, paraselene, parasensory Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for parasang Parasang was doubtless himself a striking person when he was young. The Wolf's Long Howl\|Stanley Waterloo One parasang to Gran David, formerly the large city of Gibeon. Early Travels in Palestine\|Arculf et al. The Persian parasang some say contains 60, others 30 or 40, stadia. The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3)\|Strabo Parasang had drifted here, and was a reasonably well-to-do man. The Wolf's Long Howl\|Stanley Waterloo And the love of Mr. and Mrs. Parasang has always reminded me of the mummy wheat. The Wolf's Long Howl\|Stanley Waterloo British Dictionary definitions for parasang parasang / (ˈpærəˌsæŋ) / noun a Persian unit of distance equal to about 5.5 km or 3.4 miles Word Origin for parasang C16: via Latin and Greek from a Persian word related to modern Persian farsang Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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