English Explanatory Dictionary

Hamadan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in Iran, the seat of Hamadan County's Central District and the capital of Hamadan Province.
  2. A county of Iran, around the city.
  3. A province in western Iran.

Pronunciation

/ˈhæməˌdæn/

Word forms

Hamadan Hamadān Hamedan Hamedān

Etymology

From Persian همدان (hamadân), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭 (Ahmadān), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Hagmatāna-). Doublet of Ecbatana; see that entry for more.

Synonyms

Ecbatana
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