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  • noun Any of various peoples formerly inhabiting steppes north of the Iranian plateau.
  • proper noun the Iranian language of the Saka people

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Examples

  • Latvian architects NRJA constructed this beautiful renovation of an old stone barn in Saka, Latvia.

    Beautiful Solar Storage Barn Built From Raw Materials | Inhabitat 2009

  • Turkish artist Gizem Saka is an emerging painter currently working in New York.

    November 2004 2004

  • [23] The name Saka is found in Japan, even on modern maps: Sakai (near Osaka), Saeki, Sakaiminato, Sakata, Sakishima, and Sakurai.

    CreationWiki - Recent changes [en] 2009

  • Javanese tradition universally speaks of a personage called Saka, variously termed warrior, priest, and god, to whom is attributed the introduction of the arts of civilization, and whose advent marks the opening year of the native chronology.

    A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore 1898

  • These events were known as Saka or massacres of the clan.

    The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala Robert Vane Russell 1894

  • Fem Care, which already had a brand called Saka, a fairness bleach for men, was not very aggressive earlier, but Dabur wants to change that now.

    unknown title 2009

  • That around 1200 BC, the Indo-Europeans were joined by another wave of immigrants, from what is now Iran (the so-called Saka branch).

    Latest Articles 2009

  • Fem Care, which already had a brand called Saka, a fairness bleach for men, was not very aggressive earlier, but Dabur wants to change that now.

    unknown title 2009

  • During her match, Brazilian-born Georgian volleyball player Cristine "Saka" Santanna, embraced her Russian opponent on the playing field.

    Georgia Defeats Russia in 2 Events 2008

  • Similar programs are also held in Zanskar Valley, where the high point is the traditional sport called "Saka", in which a number of colorfully attired horses are used in a quaint racing competition.

    The Land of Colors 2007

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