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Gondishapur

Gondishapur is the alternative form of Gundeshapur.

Meaning of Gundeshapur

Proper noun

Gundeshapur

  1. An ancient city in the Sasanian Empire, located in modern-day Khuzestan Province, Iran. It was founded by Shapur I and is known for its famous academy.
    Synonyms:
    Beth Lapat, Belapat, Belabad

Origin of Gondishapur

Borrowed from Iranian Persian گُنْدیشاپور (gondi-šâpur), from Classical Persian گُنْدیشَاپُور (gundē-šāpūr).

Questions about Gondishapur

What is Gondishapur the alternative form of?
Gondishapur is the alternative form of Gundeshapur.

Words near Gondishapur in the dictionary

  1. gonderioses
  2. gonderiosis
  3. Gonders
  4. Gondi
  5. Gondia
  6. Gondishapur
  7. Gondlir
  8. gondoic
  9. gondoic acid
  10. gondola
  11. gondola car

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Gondishapur (page history and authors); Gundeshapur (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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