Media

See also: media, média, medía, mediá, and Mèdia

English

Etymology

From Latin Mēdia, from Ancient Greek Μηδία (Mēdía), from Μῆδος (Mêdos), from *Mada (vocalization uncertain), the Old Median language self-designator signifying speakers of the Median language. Compare Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎭 (Māda). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *médʰyos (middle) i.e. central kingdom, cognate with Sanskrit मध्य (mádhya).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmiːdɪə/

Proper noun

Media

  1. (historical) A region in northwestern Iran, originally inhabited by the Medes
  2. (historical) The territories corresponding to the empire ruled by dynasts from Media.
  3. A place in the United States:
    1. A township and village therein, in Henderson County, Illinois.
    2. A ghost town in Douglas County, Kansas.
    3. A borough, the county seat of Delaware County, Pennsylvania.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

  • Media”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin media.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmeːdi̯a]
  • Hyphenation: Me‧dia
  • (file)

Noun

Media f (genitive Media, plural Medien or Mediä or Mediae)

  1. (linguistics) media

Declension

Further reading

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɛd.ja/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛdja
  • Syllabification: Med‧ia

Proper noun

Media f

  1. Media

Declension

Further reading

  • Media in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Spanish

Proper noun

Media f

  1. (historical) Media
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