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Hormozgan

Today it means: A province of southern Iran, consisting of numerous islands in the Persian Gulf Full definition →

Persian هرمزگان

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Persian · borrowed fromهرمزگان
English todayHormozgan

Borrowed from Persian هرمزگان (hormozgân), from هرمز (hormoz, “Hormuz”) + ـگان (-gân). The province is located along the Strait of Hormuz.

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