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hyrcania

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.07 in modern English

Syllables
hyr-ca-nia
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Hyrcānia, from Ancient Greek Ὑρκᾱνίᾱ (Hurkāníā), from Old Iranian. See Old Persian 𐎺𐎼𐎣𐎠𐎴 (v-r-k-a-n /⁠Vr̥kānaʰ⁠/) for more.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ὑρκᾱνίᾱ, -

Derived Forms

Hyrcanian

Frequently Paired Words

Hyrcan Hyrcanus

Synonyms

Gurgan Gorgan

Questions

What does hyrcania mean?
A region in the southeastern Caspian Sea, corresponding to parts of modern-day Iran (specifically Northern Iran) and Turkmenistan.
Where does hyrcania come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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