"Gilan" meaning in English

See Gilan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Iranian Persian گیلان (gilân). Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|fa-ira|گیلان}} Borrowed from Iranian Persian گیلان (gilân) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Gilan
  1. A province of Iran. Categories (place): Places in Iran, Provinces of Iran Translations (a province of Iran): جِيلَان (jīlān) [feminine] (Arabic), كِيلَان (kīlān) [feminine] (Arabic), Gilan (Azerbaijani), জীলান (jīlan) (Bengali), গীলান (gīlan) (Bengali), গিলান (gilan) (Bengali), 吉蘭 /吉兰 (Jílán) (Chinese Mandarin), 吉蘭省 /吉兰省 (Jílán Shěng) (Chinese Mandarin), Guilan [masculine] (French), जीलान (jīlān) [masculine] (Hindi), गीलान (gīlān) [masculine] (Hindi), गिलान (gilān) [masculine] (Hindi), گیلان (gilân) (Iranian Persian), كیلان (Ottoman Turkish), Гиля́н (Gilján) [masculine] (Russian), Гелон (Gelon) (Tajik), Gilan (Turkish), Gilon (Uzbek)
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