Hyrcania
See also: Hyrcânia
English
Etymology
From Latin Hyrcania, from Ancient Greek Ὑρκᾱνίᾱ (Hurkāníā), from Old Iranian. See 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 (v-r-k-a-n) for more.
Proper noun
Hyrcania
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Hyrcania
- (historical) A region in the southeast of the Caspian Sea, corresponding to parts of modern-day Iran (specifically Northern Iran) and Turkmenistan.
Synonyms
- Gurgan, Gorgan
Derived terms
- Hyrcanian
Related terms
- Hyrcan
- Hyrcanus
Translations
region in south of Caspian Sea
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Anagrams
- Rhyacian
Portuguese
Proper noun
Hyrcania f
- Obsolete spelling of Hircânia (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).