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Hyrcania

Hyrcania proper noun: a region in the southeastern Caspian Sea, corresponding to parts of modern-day Iran (specifically Northern Iran) and Turkmenistan.

hyrcania: a region in the southeastern Caspian Sea, corresponding to parts of modern-day Iran (specifically...
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Proper noun

Hyrcania

  1. (historical) A region in the southeastern Caspian Sea, corresponding to parts of modern-day Iran (specifically Northern Iran) and Turkmenistan.
    Synonyms:
    Gurgan, Gorgan

Synonyms of Hyrcania

Origin of Hyrcania

Borrowed from Latin Hyrcānia, from Ancient Greek Ὑρκᾱνίᾱ (Hurkāníā), from Old Iranian. See Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 (v-r-k-a-n /⁠Vr̥kānaʰ⁠/) for more.

Words formed from Hyrcania

Questions about Hyrcania

What does Hyrcania mean?
Hyrcania means a region in the southeastern Caspian Sea, corresponding to parts of modern-day Iran (specifically Northern Iran) and Turkmenistan.
What part of speech is Hyrcania?
Hyrcania is a proper noun.

Words near Hyrcania in the dictionary

  1. hyracotherium
  2. hyracotheriums
  3. hyrax
  4. hyraxes
  5. Hyrcan
  6. Hyrcania
  7. Hyrcanian
  8. Hyrcanian Sea
  9. Hyrcanian tiger
  10. Hyrcanians
  11. hyrcanoside

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