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Definition 2024

Hyrcania

Hyrcania

See also: Hyrcânia

English

Proper noun

Hyrcania

(historical) A region in the southeast of the Caspian Sea, corresponding to parts of modern-day Iran and Turkmenistan.

Derived terms

Hyrcanian

Synonyms

Gurgan, Gorgan

Related terms

Hyrcan

Translations

region in south of Caspian Sea

Armenian:
Old Armenian: Վրկան ‎(Vrkan)
Avestan: 𐬬𐬆𐬵𐬭𐬐𐬁𐬥𐬀 ‎(Vəhrkāna)
Greek: Υρκανία f ‎(Yrkanía)
Ancient Greek: Ὑρκανία f ‎(Hurkanía), Γουργάν ‎(Gourgán)
Latin: Hyrcania f

Parthian: 𐭅𐭓𐭊𐭍 ‎(Wurgān)
Persian: گرگان ‎(Gorgân), جرجان ‎(Jorjân), هیرکانیا ‎(Hirkâniyâ)

Old Persian: 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 ‎(Varkāna)

Middle Persian: 𐭢𐭥𐭫𐭢𐭠𐭭 ‎(Gurgān)
Portuguese: Hircânia f
Russian: Гирка́ния f ‎(Girkánija)
Spanish: Hircania f

Portuguese

Proper noun

Hyrcania f

Obsolete spelling of Hircânia (used in Portugal until September 1911 and died out in Brazil during the 1920s).