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marzpan

marzpan is the alternative form of marzban.

Meaning of marzban

Noun

marzban (plural marzbans)

  1. (historical) A member of a class of margraves, warden of the marches, and by extension military commanders, in charge of border provinces of the Parthian Empire (247 BC–224 AD) and mostly Sasanian Empire (224–651 AD) of Iran

Forms of marzpan

pluralmarzpans

Origin of marzpan

From Armenian մարզպան (marzpan).

Words formed from marzpan

Questions about marzpan

What is marzpan the alternative form of?
Marzpan is the alternative form of marzban.

Words near marzpan in the dictionary

  1. Marzo
  2. Marzocchi
  3. Marzolf
  4. Marzolfs
  5. Marzos
  6. marzpan
  7. marzpanate
  8. marzpanates
  9. marzpans
  10. Marzullo
  11. Marzullos

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Adapted from Wiktionary: marzpan (page history and authors); marzban (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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