English Explanatory Dictionary

Shirvan

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A historical region of the eastern Caucasus, historically Persian and now in the Republic of Azerbaijan.
  2. A city in Azerbaijan.
  3. A surname from Persian.

Word forms

Shirvan Chirvan Sharvan Sharwan Shervan Sherwan Shirwan

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Persian شِرْوَان (širwān).

Derived words

Shirvani
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