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Asuristan

Asuristan proper noun: an important Sassanian province in Late Antiquity, corresponding to the Mesopotamia region.

Proper noun

Asuristan (uncountable)

  1. (historical) an important Sassanian province in Late Antiquity, corresponding to the Mesopotamia region

Forms of Asuristan

alternative formAsurestan
alternative formAssuristan
alternative formAsorestan
alternative formAsoristan

Origin of Asuristan

From Middle Persian ʾswlstʾn' / 𐭠𐭮𐭥𐭥𐭮𐭲𐭭 (ʾsʿʿstn /⁠Asōrestān⁠/), from the Aramaic name of the Assyrians.

Questions about Asuristan

What does Asuristan mean?
Asuristan means an important Sassanian province in Late Antiquity, corresponding to the Mesopotamia region.
What part of speech is Asuristan?
Asuristan is a proper noun.

Words near Asuristan in the dictionary

  1. asuras
  2. Asurestan
  3. Asuri
  4. Asuriní
  5. Asuris
  6. Asuristan
  7. asurs
  8. ASUW
  9. ASV
  10. ASVAB
  11. ASVS

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