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| Eph·tha·lite [ éfthə lt ] (plural Eph·tha·lites) |
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member of ancient nomadic people: a member of a nomadic people from the ancient country of Bactria, now part of Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan, who invaded Persia and India in the 5th and 6th centuries
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| [Late 19th century. < late Greek Ephthalitos] |
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  Eph·tha·lite adjective |
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