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Hamadan

/ˈhæməˌdæn/

Hamadan proper noun: a city in Iran, the seat of Hamadan County's Central District and the capital of Hamadan Province.

Proper noun

Hamadan

  1. A city in Iran, the seat of Hamadan County's Central District and the capital of Hamadan Province.
    Synonyms:
    Ecbatana
  2. A county of Iran, around the city.
  3. A province in western Iran.

Hamadan meaning in Persian

Hamadan in Persian

city in Iran
همدان hamadân

Synonyms of Hamadan

Forms of Hamadan

alternative formHamadān
alternative formHamedan
alternative formHamedān

Origin of Hamadan

From Persian همدان (hamadân), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭 (Ahmadān), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Hagmatāna-). Doublet of Ecbatana; see that entry for more.

Questions about Hamadan

What does Hamadan mean?
Hamadan means a city in Iran, the seat of Hamadan County's Central District and the capital of Hamadan Province.
What is Hamadan in Persian?
Hamadan in Persian is همدان (hamadân). See Hamadan meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is Hamadan?
Hamadan is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Hamadan?
Hamadan is pronounced /ˈhæməˌdæn/.

Words near Hamadan in the dictionary

  1. hamachi
  2. Hamachis
  3. hamacratic
  4. Hamad
  5. hamada
  6. Hamadan
  7. hamadarin
  8. hamadas
  9. hamade
  10. hamades
  11. Hamadiye

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