Etymology

Mazandaran

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Today it means: A land mentioned in Shahnameh and Avesta. Full definition →

Persian مازندران
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  1. Persian · borrowed fromمازندران
  2. English todayMazandaran

Borrowed from Persian مازندران (mâzandarân, literally “the gate or the valley of the giants”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.