Etymology

Ispahan

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Today it means: A city in Iran, the seat of Isfahan County's Central District and the capital of Isfahan Province, the third largest city of Iran; the former capital of Iran, from 1598–1736 Full definition →

Classical Persian اِسْپَهَان
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  1. Classical Persian · borrowed fromاِسْپَهَان
  2. English todayIspahan

Borrowed from Classical Persian اِسْپَهَان (ispahān).

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