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Rasht

/ɾæʃt/

Rasht proper noun: a city in Iran, the seat of Rasht County's Central District and the capital of Gilan Province, located on the southwestern shore of the Caspian Sea.

Proper noun

Rasht

  1. A city in Iran, the seat of Rasht County's Central District and the capital of Gilan Province, located on the southwestern shore of the Caspian Sea.
  2. A county of Iran, around the city.

Rasht meaning in Persian

Rasht in Persian

Translations
رشت Rašt

Origin of Rasht

From Persian رشت (Rašt), of uncertain origin. Sometimes connected to رشتن (reštan, “to spin, to weave”) or its homonym رشتن (raštan, “to dye”), q.v., both with reference to the city's textile industry.

Words that rhyme with Rasht

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Questions about Rasht

What does Rasht mean?
Rasht means a city in Iran, the seat of Rasht County's Central District and the capital of Gilan Province, located on the southwestern shore of the Caspian Sea.
What is Rasht in Persian?
Rasht in Persian is رشت (Rašt). See Rasht meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is Rasht?
Rasht is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Rasht?
Rasht is pronounced /ɾæʃt/.

Words near Rasht in the dictionary

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  2. Rashomon effects
  3. Rashomonic
  4. Rashpoot
  5. Rashpoots
  6. Rasht
  7. Rashti
  8. Rashtrapati
  9. Rashtrapatis
  10. rashtravadi
  11. rashtravadis

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