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Alborz

Alborz proper noun: a mountain range in northern Iran stretching from the borders of Azerbaijan and Armenia in the northwest to the southern end of the Caspian Sea, and ending in the east at the borders of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.

Proper noun

Alborz

  1. A mountain range in northern Iran stretching from the borders of Azerbaijan and Armenia in the northwest to the southern end of the Caspian Sea, and ending in the east at the borders of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.
    • and Hyrcania could then have been annexed and associated as a separate satrapy with the Elburz peoples, all under Autophradates.1980, A. B. Bosworth, A Historical Commentary on Arrian's History of Alexander: Commentary on books 4-5, Clarendon Press,, →ISBN, page 122
  2. A province of Iran.

Alborz meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Arabic and Persian

Alborz in Hindi

mountain range
अलबोर्ज़ alborz

Alborz in Bengali

mountain range
আলবোরজ alborôz

Alborz in Arabic

mountain range
ألبرز

Alborz in Persian

mountain range
البرز alborz

Forms of Alborz

alternative formAlburz
alternative formElburz
alternative formElborz

Origin of Alborz

From Persian البرز (alborz); see that entry for more. Doublet of Elbrus.

Questions about Alborz

What does Alborz mean?
Alborz means a mountain range in northern Iran stretching from the borders of Azerbaijan and Armenia in the northwest to the southern end of the Caspian Sea, and ending in the east at the borders of Turkmenistan and Afghanistan.
What is Alborz in Hindi?
Alborz in Hindi is अलबोर्ज़ (alborz). See Alborz meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is Alborz?
Alborz is a proper noun.

Words near Alborz in the dictionary

  1. Alboreto
  2. Albornoz
  3. Albornozes
  4. Alborough
  5. Albors
  6. Alborz
  7. albos
  8. Albota
  9. Albota de Jos
  10. Albota de Sus
  11. albous

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