"Hamadan" meaning in English

See Hamadan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈhæməˌdæn/
Etymology: From Persian همدان (hamadân), from Middle Persian 𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭 (Ahmadān), from Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Hagmatāna-). Doublet of Ecbatana; see that entry for more. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fa|همدان|tr=hamadân}} Persian همدان (hamadân), {{der|en|pal|𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭|tr=Ahmadān}} Middle Persian 𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭 (Ahmadān), {{der|en|peo|𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴|tr=Hagmatāna-}} Old Persian 𐏃𐎥𐎶𐎫𐎠𐎴 (Hagmatāna-), {{doublet|en|Ecbatana}} Doublet of Ecbatana Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Hamadan
  1. A city, the capital of Hamadan province, Iran. Categories (place): Cities in Iran, Places in Iran, Provincial capitals Synonyms: Ecbatana [historical, name], Hamadān, Hamedan, Hamedān Translations (city in Iran): Համադան (Hamadan) (Armenian), Həmədan (Azerbaijani), ჰამადანი (hamadani) (Georgian), Hamadan (German), 𐭠𐭧𐭬𐭲𐭠𐭭 (Ahmadān) (Middle Persian), Hemedan (Northern Kurdish), 𐭀𐭇𐭌𐭕𐭍 (Ahmadān) (Parthian), همدان (hamadân) (Persian), Хамада́н (Xamadán) (Russian), Hamedan (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-Hamadan-en-name-bXgFw9wn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Middle Persian terms with non-redundant manual script codes, Middle Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations, Old Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of Middle Persian terms with non-redundant manual script codes: 70 30 Disambiguation of Middle Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Old Persian terms with non-redundant manual transliterations: 74 26 Disambiguation of 'city in Iran': 61 39
  2. Hamadan Province, a province in western Iran. Categories (place): Places in Iran, Provinces of Iran
    Sense id: en-Hamadan-en-name-Shp0TsTw

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