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Buyan

Buyan proper noun: in Russian folklore, a mysterious island with the ability to appear and disappear with the tide; the home of the Zoryas (solar goddesses) and three brothers representing the Northern, Western, and Eastern Winds.

Proper noun

Buyan

  1. (Slavic mythology) In Russian folklore, a mysterious island with the ability to appear and disappear with the tide; the home of the Zoryas (solar goddesses) and three brothers representing the Northern, Western, and Eastern Winds.

Forms of Buyan

alternative formBujan

Origin of Buyan

From Russian Буя́н (Buján). See there for further information.

Questions about Buyan

What does Buyan mean?
Buyan means in Russian folklore, a mysterious island with the ability to appear and disappear with the tide; the home of the Zoryas (solar goddesses) and three brothers representing the Northern, Western, and Eastern Winds.
What part of speech is Buyan?
Buyan is a proper noun.

Words near Buyan in the dictionary

  1. buyability
  2. buyable
  3. buyables
  4. Buyabod
  5. Buyacanin
  6. Buyan
  7. Buyang
  8. buyback
  9. buybacks
  10. buyboat
  11. buybull

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