English Explanatory Dictionary

Gorgan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Hyrcania.
  2. An old city in the region of Hyrcania destroyed in the Mongol invasion; Jurjan.
  3. A city in Iran, the seat of Gorgan County's Central District and the capital of Golestan Province; formerly called Astrabad.
  4. A county of Iran, around the city.

Word forms

Gorgan Gurgan

Etymology

From Iranian Persian گرگان (gorgân), from Classical Persian گرگان (gurgān); see it for more. Related to Hyrcania.

Synonyms

Astrabad Astarabad Asterabad

Related words

Jurjan Hyrcania

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 戈爾甘 /戈尔甘 Marathi: गोर्गान Persian: گرگان Persian: استرآباد Russian: Горга́н
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