Khorassan

noun

Kho·​ras·​san

¦kȯrə¦sän

variants or less commonly Khurasan

¦ku̇r-

plural Khorassan or Khorassans

: a Persian rug or carpet often of Herat or animal pattern and vivid coloring

Word History

Etymology

from Khorassan or Khurasan, province of Iran

Rhymes for Khorasan

• malmaison
• blazon
• brazen
• hazan
• kaizen
• zazen

Geographical Definition

Khorasan

geographical name

Khor·​a·​san ˌkȯr-ə-ˈsän 

ˌḵȯr-

variants or Khurasan

ˌku̇r-ə-ˈsän 

ˌḵu̇r-

region of northeastern Iran; chief city Mashhad