Hyrcanian

adjective

Hyr·​ca·​ni·​an ¦hər¦kānēən 

variants or less commonly Hyrcan

ˈhərkən

: of or relating to the ancient land of Hyrcania southeast of the Caspian sea

Word History

Etymology

hyrcanian from Latin Hyrcanius Hyrcanian (from Hyrcania, ancient country or province of Asia) + English -an; hyrcan from Latin Hyrcanus Hyrcanian, from Greek Hyrkanos, noun, Hyrcanian, inhabitant of Hyrcania

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Rhymes for Hyrcanian

• romanian
• roumanian
• rumanian
• ukrainian
• cenomanian
• lithuanian
• pennsylvanian
• pomeranian
• subterranean
• mediterranean