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Ormuz

Ormuz is the alternative spelling of Ormus.

Meaning of Ormus

Proper noun

Ormus

  1. (historical) A kingdom located in the Persian Gulf from the 10th century to the 17th century.
    • High on a throne of royal state , which far
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Questions about Ormuz

What is Ormuz the alternative spelling of?
Ormuz is the alternative spelling of Ormus.

Words near Ormuz in the dictionary

  1. Ormston
  2. Ormstons
  3. Ormulum
  4. Ormuri
  5. Ormus
  6. Ormuz
  7. ormyrid
  8. ormyrids
  9. orn
  10. ornament
  11. ornamental

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Ormuz (page history and authors); Ormus (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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