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gorgan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables
gor-gan
IPA
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Hyrcania.

name

An old city in the region of Hyrcania destroyed in the Mongol invasion; Jurjan.

name

A city in Iran, the seat of Gorgan County's Central District and the capital of Golestan Province; formerly called Astrabad.

name

A county of Iran, around the city.

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Gurgan (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Jurjan Hyrcania

Synonyms

Astrabad Astarabad Asterabad

Questions

What does gorgan mean?
Hyrcania.
Where does gorgan come from?
From Iranian Persian گرگان (gorgân), from Classical Persian گرگان (gurgān); see it for more. Related to Hyrcania.

How to pronounce gorgan

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